Seven Blunders of the Medical World
According to our sources, 2017 will be the year when the Seven Blunders of the Medical World are announced. Modeled after the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Seven Blunders Committee is currently reviewing nominations for the Seven Blunders of the Medical World. These include:
- the Call Light
- CRP
- the Da Vinci Surgical Robot
- Dilaudid (Hydromorphone)
- the Electronic Health (or Medical) Record
- ESR
- the Friday Afternoon Consult
- the Pager
- Pain as the 5th Vital Sign
- the Patient Satisfaction Score
- the Pyxis Machine
- Troponin
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