Vedrørende kirurgers og nevrologers kunnskap, gjøren og laden. Det opprinnelige sitatet er fra boken "Godplayer" (1983) av den britiske forfatteren Robin Cook (egentlig Robert William Arthur Cook): “Surgeons know nothing but do everything. Internists know everything but do nothing. Pathologists know everything and do everything but too late” (1). Senere har vittige sjeler tilføyet "A psychiatrist is someone who knows nothing and does nothing" (2). I mitt fag (anestesiologi) har vi alltid sammenliknet nevrologer med ornitologer: "Similar observation and listening skills and free to celebrate the thrill of accurate diagnosis without censure" (3).
Litteratur
1. Cook R. Godplayer. New York, NY: Putnam, 1983.
2. Kishore J. Myths, beliefs and perceptions about mental disorders and health-seeking behavior in Delhi, India. Indian J Psychiatry 2011; Oct-Dec; 53(4): 324–329.
3. Lees AJ. Bird watching on the asphalt. Brain 2021; 144(1): 2–5 https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaa437
Kirurgers og nevrologers kunnskap, gjøren og laden
Vedrørende kirurgers og nevrologers kunnskap, gjøren og laden. Det opprinnelige sitatet er fra boken "Godplayer" (1983) av den britiske forfatteren Robin Cook (egentlig Robert William Arthur Cook): “Surgeons know nothing but do everything. Internists know everything but do nothing. Pathologists know everything and do everything but too late” (1). Senere har vittige sjeler tilføyet "A psychiatrist is someone who knows nothing and does nothing" (2). I mitt fag (anestesiologi) har vi alltid sammenliknet nevrologer med ornitologer: "Similar observation and listening skills and free to celebrate the thrill of accurate diagnosis without censure" (3).
Litteratur
1. Cook R. Godplayer. New York, NY: Putnam, 1983.
2. Kishore J. Myths, beliefs and perceptions about mental disorders and health-seeking behavior in Delhi, India. Indian J Psychiatry 2011; Oct-Dec; 53(4): 324–329.
3. Lees AJ. Bird watching on the asphalt. Brain 2021; 144(1): 2–5 https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaa437