Somewhat amazing attempt to get through medical training! 
At least these two doctors must have spent more than half an hour on the thyroid.
‘T3 or not T3?’: A poetic guide to the thyroid exam
Jamie Patel, Foundation year 2 doctor and Berger Pierre, Foundation year 2 doctor
Homerton University Hospital
Worthing Hospital
clinmed.rcpjournal.org/cont...
(And a minor correction:
I don’t think it’s quite iambic pentameter, is it? But still...
How refreshing!
Obviously not too many student medics have learned this off by heart!!
I like it. More thorough examination than the one we see at our clinics in my country.
I think this poetry could be served the doctor at the next visit 💃
They are F2s I notice ie real , though junior, doctors...the traditional hands-on and visual observation diagnosis without blood tests! Demonstrates that they do have more knowledge than the often quoted 'only did half an hour/ afternoon on Thyroid disease at med. school'!
Some people who visit this site need to prInt it off and take a copy with them when they go to visit their doctors 😉
My thyroid removed but i cant stick my tongue out and swallow my cynical response is they learned half of it from thyroid patient or a site like this not at med school, certainly none of the F2's iv done talks for have shown any of this knowledge. I think to be amusing and write a rhyme they used google for inspiration loI
have yet to meet an endo or dr who knows what pretibial myxoedema or achilles reflex connection in 2 years, x
I've yet to meet a GP who actually touches the patient rather than the keyboard.
Yes one endo and 2 drs actually refused to touch or look at my legs or other body parts that were just mucin, it is not fat it is peculiar to hypo people only, one of the ways it was diagnosed before tsh but then my not having a thyroid should have been a massive pointer IMHO x
Or even looks at the patient. Rather they are transfixed by computer screen looking for the diagnosis. The last time I saw my GP I had bleeding between periods she just looked at her computer found out I don't drink or smoke and told me I'm ok. Those computers are pure magic. I want one too.
I didn't really understand the part with the stethoscope. Can you by listening at the thyroid hear an inflammation or how should I interpret that sentence?
Help! 😊 I'm trying to translate this to Swedish.
This is a very brief description of what you might hear:
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(Whilst I knew it could make sense to listen to the thryoid, I didn't know why.)
helvella thyras
I was completely unaware of the fact that noises can be heard from the thyroid until now.
I found this link on the subject that I found interesting :
amjmed.org/the-underlying-i...
I didn't know (until now) that the thyroid has the most abundant blood flow of any tissue in the body.
It's a start....spread the word folks!
No mention of low core temp....thought that was an
Indication of hypo
My GP will be amused by this....she trains medic students in the practice
Brilliant!!!!!
I made a translation to Swedish now but then I realized that I might need permission to both translate and post it for my blog. I wrote to RCP and asked them for permission. Bah, it took me like two days
I got the permission to translate and publish my translation from the RCP today with a statment of permission and declaration that RCP is not responsible that the translation is correct. I'm happy!
A hopeful new article proposing that adding T3 to thyroid treatment is the way to go!Neuroprotective actions of thyroid hormones and low-T3 syndrome as a biomarker in acute cerebrovascular disorders
T3 or Not T3
What Should The Ratio Of T4 to T3 Be In Thyroid Medication?
Heart rate issues and thyroid medication (T3 or natural desiccated thyroid)
