Training Doctors

"One, Two, Three"*

*The new patient was sharing his woes with an understanding doctor.

"After the first, I am usually tired and winded, Doc.
After the second, my chest aches and I start getting pains in my legs.

After the third, I feel like fainting and it takes
half-an-hour for my heart and respiration to return to normal."

"Why don't you quit after the first?" inquired the doctor.

"How can I do that, Doc?" said the patient. "I live on the third floor."

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"Training Doctors"*

*A small bottle containing urine sat upon the desk of Sir William Osler,
the eminent professor of medicine at Oxford University.

Sitting before him was a class full of young,wide-eyed medical students,
listening to his lecture on the importance of observing details.

To emphasize his point, Sir Osler announced: "This bottle contains a
sample for analysis.
It's often possible by tasting it to determine the disease from which
the patient suffers."

He then dipped a finger into the fluid and brought it
into his mouth. He continued speaking: "Now I am going
to pass the bottle around. Each of you please do
exactly as I did. Perhaps we can learn the importance of
this technique and diagnose the case."

The bottle made its way from row to row, each student
gingerly poking his finger in and bravely sampling the contents with a
frown.

Dr. Osler then retrieved the bottle and startled his
students by saying: "Students, now you will understand
what I mean when I speak about details. Had you been
observant,you would have seen that I put my INDEX
FINGER in the bottle but my MIDDLE FINGER into my mouth!"
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