Advanced clinical practitioner- Urgent Care Emergency Nurse Practitioner, with special interest in Complex Orthopaedic injuries.
London
Joined September 2009
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The optimism bias (Tali Sharot | TED2012) ted.com/talks/tali_sharot_th… via @TEDTalks – at Basildon, East
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“Doctor… every time I eat, one side of my face starts sweating!”
Six months after parotid surgery, a 48-year-old man notices that his first bite triggers flushing and beads of sweat over the operated cheek—even in an air-conditioned room.
What is the diagnosis, and which nerve fibers have regenerated to the wrong destination?
🤖 Made with AI
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🚨 Anthropic just showed a 27-minute workshop on how to actually do prompts for Claude.
Taught by the people who built it.
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I've seen $300 courses that don't cover what they teach in the first 8 minutes.
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The joint line tenderness test evaluates for meniscus injuries. Start with the knee flexed to 90 degrees. The examiner identifies the medial and lateral joint lines adjacent to the patellar tendon, then systematically “walks” their fingers along each joint line from anterior to posterior, palpating to the most posterior aspect. The test is considered positive when palpation reproduces localized pain or tenderness along the medial or lateral joint line. Sensitivity is 83%, specificity is 83%!
Read: wikism.org/Joint_Line_Tender…
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=ncyLQI9J…
#SportsMedicine #Orthopedics #PhysicalTherapy #AthleticTraining #Rehab #InjuryPrevention #Physio #SportsInjury #SportsRehab #PhysioTherapy #Meded #FOAMed
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TRAUMA X-RAY 56: Wrist injury. What is the abnormality? Answer buff.ly/40pbwt4
Explains it clearly now
The Dunning-Kruger effect explains why those with limited knowledge often overestimate their competence, while experts tend to be more aware of their limitations. This cognitive bias creates a confidence curve—beginners peak with overconfidence. Still, as they gain experience, they realise the complexity of the subject and their confidence dips before gradually rising with true expertise. Recognising this effect can lead to better decision-making, humility, and continuous learning.
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How Navy SEALs fall asleep in 120 seconds:
- No sleeping pills
- No cold showers
- No blue light filters
The 4-7-8 Method (Science-backed):
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The most famous example is Toyota's Andon cord.
It's a physical rope that runs along Toyota's assembly lines.
Any worker who spots a defect can pull it, triggering lights and sounds.
If the team can't fix it quickly, the entire production line stops.
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General life advice: Live beneath your means.
Practice advice: being your own boss is harder in a thousand ways but worth it.
Patient care advice: take a deep breath and put yourself in their shoes, then do what is right.
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Sciatic Nerve🦵🏻
The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body, running from the lower back through the hips, down each leg.
It controls sensation and movement in the legs.
Sciatica occurs when this nerve is irritated or compressed, causing pain.
It is a privilege to be considered for such a recognition, thank you for this acknowledgment 😌
Congratulations to Mithun, a finalist for the Making a Difference award. #MSEShineAwards #MSETeam
You can find all the finalists here: mse.nhs.uk/shine-staff-award…
ALT Nurse practitioner Mithun smiling in a ward. Shine logo in the bottom left corner with two stars.
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A paradox is a seemingly self-contradictory statement that proves true.
The 7 most powerful paradoxes I’ve found:
