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Pondering Practitioner: Abdominal anxieties

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Diary of a London GP. Thursday, 23 September 2010. A 22 year old woman came to see me with abdominal pain. The symptoms were vague and mild, but she was anxious and unhappy. She seemed slightly awkward, not quite knowing where to look and desperately wanting me to take her seriously. Right - so where on earth had this come from? Posted by Pondering Practitioner. Thursday, September 23, 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm a young, recently qualified GP and find myself continually fascinated (and...

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Pondering Practitioner: April 2010

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Diary of a London GP. Friday, 30 April 2010. A question of size. It's a question that I've often pondered. How much is the obese person to blame for their size? Perhaps instead it could be the fault of their parents, their school or their genes? Clearly the chocolate munching, burger swallowing type is out there, but I also regularly see exasperated patients who, despite a healthy sounding diet, just keep putting on weight. Are they lying to me ( "I eat nothing but chicken and salad doctor, I swear".

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Pondering Practitioner: Back to work

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Diary of a London GP. Thursday, 2 September 2010. Returning from a blissful holiday in the sun, it seems it's not only me who's finding it hard to get back to work. Aged 38, Penelope is single and very much alone. Her family are all abroad and she finds it hard to make close friends. She's been seeing me on and off for a few months now, presenting initially with symptoms of depression and on further occasions to request medical certificates (sick notes). Posted by Pondering Practitioner. Her psychologist...

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Pondering Practitioner: Loneliness

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Diary of a London GP. Thursday, 10 June 2010. In a drive to be ever more organised when it comes to completing our QOF tasks by April, this week has been a 'Vulnerable Elderly' review week. These reviews involve long consultations with endless questions about hearing problems, mobility, hygiene problems (I never quite know how to ask about this one? And to finish, the dreaded mini mental state examination. During the last month, have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless". I can...

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readerjanedavis: The Return Home and Rosa's Blanket

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The personal blog of Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation. Mainly a record of reading and thoughts about reading, plus random emergence of some of my obsessions. From The Reader magazine. Wednesday, 4 April 2012. The Return Home and Rosa's Blanket. Cherry blossom, West Kirby 31 March 2012. On the knitting front:. And on the reading front:. 1952) (out of print) and Phil ordered a second-hand copy online. This is perhaps the first the place in the novel where worlds collide, the world of the kno...

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readerjanedavis: I've moved!

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The personal blog of Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation. Mainly a record of reading and thoughts about reading, plus random emergence of some of my obsessions. From The Reader magazine. Saturday, 21 April 2012. Due to some technical difficulties, I've moved over to try my luck with wordpress. You can now find all the posts from here and some new stuff at :. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Self awareness is what people used to call the soul' Marilynne Robinson. UPDATE 1: Comments working ...

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readerjanedavis: Life-Work:Balance (1)

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The personal blog of Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation. Mainly a record of reading and thoughts about reading, plus random emergence of some of my obsessions. From The Reader magazine. Saturday, 17 March 2012. Camellia outside my study window 17 March 2012. My husband sometimes says that I am like a woman riding a bicycle on a high-wire: confident, quick and proceeding as if without thought for dangers, excited, exciting and full of joie de vivre. How should I praise thee, Lord! Make one pl...

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Pondering Practitioner: November 2009

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Diary of a London GP. Thursday, 26 November 2009. Posted by Pondering Practitioner. Thursday, November 26, 2009. Links to this post. Thursday, 19 November 2009. A problem like Maria. It is now all too clear why I had not been able to help Maria. I think her frequent visits have more to do with her unhappiness then the symptoms she describes. The thing that troubles me most is that I'm still no clearer as to how I can help. Posted by Pondering Practitioner. Thursday, November 19, 2009. Links to this post.

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Pondering Practitioner: June 2010

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Diary of a London GP. Thursday, 24 June 2010. How I wish I could just write an old fashined referral letter. Posted by Pondering Practitioner. Thursday, June 24, 2010. Links to this post. Labels: choose and book. Thursday, 10 June 2010. And to finish, the dreaded mini mental state examination. There is however, one question that I dread asking even more than I dread the mini mental test. It's this:. During the last month, have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless". One patient ...

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Pondering Practitioner: December 2009

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Diary of a London GP. Thursday, 17 December 2009. The NHS doesn't think so, as apart from anything else it is about as cost-effective as a diamond encrusted toothbrush. But if money was unlimited, would it be a good idea for us to be fed through a scanner at regular intervals, just incase? Posted by Pondering Practitioner. Thursday, December 17, 2009. Links to this post. Thursday, 10 December 2009. Sometimes it can be pretty hard to know where my responsibilities start and finish when it comes to patient...