>Tom James wrote:
>>
>> Regarging Mike Wells's posting:
>>
>> >What about 'lead swinger'. I have no idea of the origin of the term,
>> >but it is widely used and understood. If you like, I could no doubt
>> >get it translated into Latin, something on the lines of
>> >'Plumboscillator'
>> >
>> Many GP-UK-er's I'm sure will also be able to contribute on the origin of
>> "Lead Swinger", It's a nautical term regarding a lazy crew member who
>> readily takes soundings of the bottome of the ocean by swinging the lead on
>> a line to measure the depth, rather than actually climb the rigging or swab
>> the decks or do some real hard and hazardous work.
>>
>> It's interesting to see the concept of "Domino Syndrome". The image I've
>> been carrying around in my head for years is of "Ailment Juggling", with the
>> ailments being juggled in slow-motion. And just as you are about to come to
>> grips with it, and deprive the patient of the
>> patient-with-and-interesting-incurable-disease status, it suddenly ceases to
>> be important, and the next interesting disease is tossed into the air. Only
>> three ailments are required to keep a large GP partnership and all of the
>> departments of a district general hospital on their toes.
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Tom James
>>
>> Greetings from Poverty Bay NZ
>>
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>
>The origin is of interest.
>My former partner (now retired, and keen boatie/yachtsman from the South
>of England) often discussed the "plumbum oscillans". It certainly seemed
>to be a UK "problem". It is not so much of a problem here in NZ either
>(a) in reality or (b) perceptually.
>(a) Because they have to pay a full fee to see us (albeit sometimes
>subsidised by Govt if on a Community Card) the demand by the oscillators
>is controllable (controlled?) and
>(b) Because they pay us money, "the customer is always right" (How
>_could_ we forget?)
>Jon Wilcox
>Auckland
>
In the early post-war period at The London we spoke of the condition as
'plumbopendulism'. It cross-relates to the 'fat file syndrome' in that if
fat LG envelopes do not belong to patients with a chronic condition such as
diabetes they almost certainly to indicate 'Undhier' disease.
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