On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 20:35:13 +0000, Katie Law
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>How many times do you actually look up something in front of a patient?
>
>Does looking up things lots impress upon the patient that they are
>interesting and worth the time and effort?
>
>Or does it make the doctor look thick?
>
V. frequently, esp. the BNF. I used to feel sheepish about it but I've
done it increasingly boldly in recent years. The eBNF is great because
the pts don't realise what I'm doing. Pocket books like the OHCM look
bad (even though it's actually a great book) but when I drag one of
the huge tomes that make up the Oxford Textbook of Medicine off the
shelf that really impresses them. I guess you therefore either need
huge hardback books or sneaky CDROMs!
David
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