Hi Joe
One of my old surgical chiefs used to deal with the suggestion of
"grumbling appendix" with the remark
"Appendixes don't grumble - they shriek!"
Symptoms now subsumed into diagnosis of IBS or that wonderful catch all
"Non Specific Abdominal Pain".
If only physicians too would allow themselves to admit that they can't get
a diagnosis for everything (thinks - they should spend some time in GP). "
Non Specific Chest Pain" would be a lot more realistic than "Not Myocardial
Infarction" which we frequently get on discharge letters.
Tom
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