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27/10/2017
Hot topic: Include reflections in your ePortfolio
Hot topic: Include reflections in your ePortfolio
Time to read article: 2 mins
Drawing upon a recently reported case, Medical Protection’s Senior Medicolegal Adviser Dr Pallavi Bradshaw emphasises why it is important to include reflections in your ePortfolio.
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27/10/2017
Consent success
Consent success
Time to read article: 1 mins
Top ten tips to assist foundation doctors when consenting a patient for a procedure
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27/10/2017
Ask MPS: Probity
Ask MPS: Probity
Time to read article: 4 mins
New Doctor Editor-in-Chief and Medicolegal Adviser Dr James Thorpe demonstrates why probity is paramount to the role of a foundation doctor.
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27/10/2017
A difficult conversation
A difficult conversation
Time to read article: 2 mins
When it comes to Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Medical Protection’s Medicolegal Adviser Dr Nicky King reflects on a junior doctor’s position
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27/10/2017
From ward to world
From ward to world
Time to read article: 4 mins
Dr Robert Molloy reflects on his time working as a young doctor in Christchurch, New Zealand. When an earthquake struck, his year abroad took a very different turn
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Failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia
Time to read article: 2 mins
Lost opportunity
Lost opportunity
Time to read article: 4 mins
Ms C, a 43-year-old smoker who was otherwise well, presented to her GP, Dr Q, complaining of a few days’ discoloration to the tip of her right index finger. She explained that her fingers had always felt cold and often turned white and went numb when she was outside.
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If it is not recorded
Time to read article: 3 mins
Stretch marks and steroids
Time to read article: 3 mins
Mr A was a 25-year-old man who was on lifelong steroid medication for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. He was under the care of Dr F, a consultant endocrinologist.
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