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The art (Tao) of doctoring without doctoring

Doctoring without doctoring, a state of being, non-being. I am therefore I might be.

Posted byrodkersh1948April 1, 2023Posted inDementia, Drugs, Effectiveness, Humanism, Person Centred CareTags:amygdala, autonomy, Bruce Lee, doctor knows best, Enter the Dragon, Han, medical paternalism, sense of urgency, shared decision making, Unintended consequences, watchful waiting2 Comments on The art (Tao) of doctoring without doctoring

Just say no.

The doctor might say, ‘I won’t give you any more pain relief until you have a test,’ a kind of pharmacological blackmail.

Posted byrodkersh1948June 2, 2022June 2, 2022Posted inDrugs, Effectiveness, Person Centred CareTags:Ashya King, autonomy, Covid vaccine, Gamma Rays, Haddock, IDLES, killing with kindness, medical paternalism, Nancy Reagan, papa doctor, Social Care, strengths-based assessment, the 80'sLeave a comment on Just say no.

See you later. I’m going home.

Sure, we know that unnecessary hospitalisation is bad, but what about inappropriate institutionalisation?

Posted byrodkersh1948March 10, 2018Posted inDelirium, Dementia, family, Humanism, Person Centred CareTags:A&E, Acute Medicine, autonomy, best interests decision, Cloud Atlas, Dementia, distraction, diversion, emotions, falls, feelings, Jim Broadbent, NHS, Nursing Home, Soylent GreenLeave a comment on See you later. I’m going home.

Disaster avoided (2)

His autonomy was not violated. We reached a conclusion that avoided any crossing of boundaries between care and carer.

Posted byrodkersh1948September 30, 2017Posted inDelirium, Evolution, Humanism, Mindfulness, Person Centred CareTags:autonomy, deprivation of liberties, doctors, hospital, lorazepam, nurses, patients, sedation2 Comments on Disaster avoided (2)
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