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| − | + | An anomaly is not an abnormality. Diversity does not signify sickness ''Georges Canguilhem'' | |
| − | + | Know the normal before examining for the abnormal ''William Osler'' | |
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| − | + | Humans are variable ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | Minima cura si maxima vis - ''Academia de los Linces'' (1603) | |
| − | + | The role of the infinitely small is infinitely large ''Louis Pasteur'' | |
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| − | + | =Behaviour= | |
| + | Don's act superior ''William Osler'' | ||
| − | + | Respect your colleagues ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | Never listen to tales or slander a colleague/Never listen to a patient's criticism of another doctor ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | Silence is the best weapon against slander ''William Osler'' | |
| − | Silence is | + | Silence is power ''William Osler'' |
| − | + | Speak only when you have something to say ''William Osler'' | |
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| − | + | =Conflict of interest= | |
| + | Do not sacrifice mental independence ''William Osler'' | ||
| − | + | The commercial promotion of drugs is lamentable ''William Osler'' | |
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| − | Uncertainty is the rule in medicine | + | =Diagnosis= |
| + | Uncertainty is the rule in medicine ''William Osler'' | ||
| − | Errors cannot be | + | Errors cannot be avoided ''William Osler'' |
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| − | + | =Education/teaching= | |
| + | Intellectual laziness is a vice ''William Osler'' | ||
| − | + | If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants ''Sir Isaac Newton'' Letter to Robert Hooke (5 February 1676) | |
| − | + | Do not expect much from others ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | We are influenced by those we admire ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | A well-trained doctor is a valuable asset ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | Medical common sense is rare ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | The practical outcome of medical training is to help others ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | The path of medical education follows the evolution of knowledge ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | The teacher still has a lot to learn ''William Osler'' | |
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| − | + | =Efficiency= | |
| − | + | Resolve not to waste time ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | Do first what has to be done ''William Osler'' | |
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| − | + | I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after ''Oscar Wilde'' | |
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| − | + | =Health= | |
| + | To be in good health means being able to fall sick and recover ''Canguilhem'' | ||
| − | + | Soap, water, and common sense are the best disinfectants ''William Osler'' | |
| − | + | Too man drugs mean they are all insufficient ''William Osler'' | |
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| − | + | =Knowledge/Learning= | |
| + | Knowledge is power ''Francis Bacon'' | ||
| − | + | Knowing what to do provides imperturbability ''William Osler'' | |
| + | A student should be a citizen of the world ''William Osler'' | ||
| − | =Oscar Wilde= | + | Never lose sight of your goal ''William Osler'' |
| − | I never | + | |
| + | Learning is lifelong/Education is a life course ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | Medicine is a difficult art to acquire ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | Each case has a lesson/Learn from each patient ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | Learn from your errors/Learn from your mistakes ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease ''Lao-tzu'' Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) | ||
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| + | Pretending to know is a conceit ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult ''Lucius Annaeus Seneca'' | ||
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| + | =Medical errors= | ||
| + | A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them ''John C Maxwell'' | ||
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| + | Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes ''Oscar Wilde'' | ||
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| + | |||
| + | =Medication/Drugs/Prescription= | ||
| + | Sola dosis facit venenum -The dose makes the poison ''Paracelsus'' (1493-1541) | ||
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| + | =Results/Persistence= | ||
| + | Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance ''Samuel Johnson'' | ||
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| + | Perfection is obtained by little effort ''Arab saying'' | ||
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| + | Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence ''Vince Lombardi'' | ||
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| + | Perfection is to be cultivated ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | =Science= | ||
| + | Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it ''André Gide'' | ||
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| + | In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man the idea first occurs ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | Every scientific truth is met initially by skepticism ''William Osler'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | General acceptance of truth takes time ''William Osler'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Scientific education facilitates clinical work ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication ''Leonardo Da Vinci'' | ||
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| + | =Second opinion= | ||
| + | The more the doctors, the sadder the prognosis ''William Osler'' | ||
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| + | If two people agree, one of them is not a doctor ''Unknown'' | ||
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| + | =Statistics= | ||
| + | There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics ''Mark Twain'' | ||
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| + | I only believe in statistics that I doctored myself ''Winston S. Churchill'' Former British Prime Minister | ||
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| + | =Surgical indication/plan/planning= | ||
| + | Doing something is sometimes worse than doing nothing ''Gail Waldby'' | ||
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| + | The greatest triumph of surgery today… lies in finding ways for avoiding surgery ''Robert Tuttle Morris'' (1857-1945) | ||
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| + | The most difficult thing is to do nothing ''Norman M Rich'' | ||
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| + | It takes five years to learn when to operate and twenty years to learn when not to ''Unknown'' | ||
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| + | You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one ''Harry S. Truman'' Former U.S. President | ||
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| + | Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential ''Winston Churchill'' Former British Prime Minister | ||
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| + | =Teamwork= | ||
| + | Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much ''Helen Keller'' | ||
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| + | =Treatment= | ||
| + | “First the word, then the plant, lastly the knife” ''Aesculapius'' of Thassaly (1200 BC) | ||
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| + | Care for the patient, not the disease/Put the patient before the disease ''William Osler'' | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 29 December 2021
Contents
Anatomy
An anomaly is not an abnormality. Diversity does not signify sickness Georges Canguilhem
Know the normal before examining for the abnormal William Osler
Humans are variable William Osler
Minima cura si maxima vis - Academia de los Linces (1603)
The role of the infinitely small is infinitely large Louis Pasteur
Behaviour
Don's act superior William Osler
Respect your colleagues William Osler
Never listen to tales or slander a colleague/Never listen to a patient's criticism of another doctor William Osler
Silence is the best weapon against slander William Osler
Silence is power William Osler
Speak only when you have something to say William Osler
Conflict of interest
Do not sacrifice mental independence William Osler
The commercial promotion of drugs is lamentable William Osler
Diagnosis
Uncertainty is the rule in medicine William Osler
Errors cannot be avoided William Osler
Education/teaching
Intellectual laziness is a vice William Osler
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants Sir Isaac Newton Letter to Robert Hooke (5 February 1676)
Do not expect much from others William Osler
We are influenced by those we admire William Osler
A well-trained doctor is a valuable asset William Osler
Medical common sense is rare William Osler
The practical outcome of medical training is to help others William Osler
The path of medical education follows the evolution of knowledge William Osler
The teacher still has a lot to learn William Osler
Efficiency
Resolve not to waste time William Osler
Do first what has to be done William Osler
or
I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after Oscar Wilde
Health
To be in good health means being able to fall sick and recover Canguilhem
Soap, water, and common sense are the best disinfectants William Osler
Too man drugs mean they are all insufficient William Osler
Knowledge/Learning
Knowledge is power Francis Bacon
Knowing what to do provides imperturbability William Osler
A student should be a citizen of the world William Osler
Never lose sight of your goal William Osler
Learning is lifelong/Education is a life course William Osler
Medicine is a difficult art to acquire William Osler
Each case has a lesson/Learn from each patient William Osler
Learn from your errors/Learn from your mistakes William Osler
To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease Lao-tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)
Pretending to know is a conceit William Osler
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Medical errors
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them John C Maxwell
Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes Oscar Wilde
Medication/Drugs/Prescription
Sola dosis facit venenum -The dose makes the poison Paracelsus (1493-1541)
Results/Persistence
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance Samuel Johnson
Perfection is obtained by little effort Arab saying
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence Vince Lombardi
Perfection is to be cultivated William Osler
Science
Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it André Gide
In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man the idea first occurs William Osler
Every scientific truth is met initially by skepticism William Osler
General acceptance of truth takes time William Osler
Scientific education facilitates clinical work William Osler
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication Leonardo Da Vinci
Second opinion
The more the doctors, the sadder the prognosis William Osler
If two people agree, one of them is not a doctor Unknown
Statistics
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics Mark Twain
I only believe in statistics that I doctored myself Winston S. Churchill Former British Prime Minister
Surgical indication/plan/planning
Doing something is sometimes worse than doing nothing Gail Waldby
The greatest triumph of surgery today… lies in finding ways for avoiding surgery Robert Tuttle Morris (1857-1945)
The most difficult thing is to do nothing Norman M Rich
It takes five years to learn when to operate and twenty years to learn when not to Unknown
You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one Harry S. Truman Former U.S. President
Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential Winston Churchill Former British Prime Minister
Teamwork
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much Helen Keller
Treatment
“First the word, then the plant, lastly the knife” Aesculapius of Thassaly (1200 BC)
Care for the patient, not the disease/Put the patient before the disease William Osler
