From doctor to you

As an A&E doctor, we see a wide variety of patients from a large age group with various problems. Some are true emergencies and some are not. Some make our heart race due to the intensity of the problem while some makes our jaw drop due to the craziness of it all.

Whatever the problem is, I have come to realise that every patient we encounter considers their problem an emergency. Hence, that is what brings them to the hospital in the first place. No one wants to wait for over 4 hours just to have their problems dismissed! For each individual, their presenting complain is significant and it is not right for us to be judgmental, though its easier said than done at times.

Thus, a small section on basic patient education, where some common topics are discussed. In this day and age, though we have advanced by leaps and bounds, many myths and faulty practices still prevail, which hinder our progress to achieving good health.

Some reliable resources:
http://patient.co.uk/
http://www.medscape.com/
For women's health- https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/