Exploring Essential Treatment A young doctor may not recall a
great deal of the knowledge taught in undergraduate and clinical
years. Normally, this is not a problem as topics can be looked
up and help sought from colleagues. However, some knowledge
retention is non-negotiable. This is where the clinician (at any
level) is expected to be able to avoid the serious consequences
of certain types of patient presentation. What are these
‘certain types’ of presentation? Something that seemed obvious
was the imminent arrhythmias in a patient with inferior infarct.
Or recognising a scaphoid fracture and the potential for
avascular necrosis. This is a good start but what is the
complete list? We sought help from specialists in their fields
and asked them – what are the conditions or procedures that have
potentially serious implications that you wish all young doctors
to know? The answers produced this list. It is not all-
encompassing, as that would be too extensive – one can find
dangers everywhere one looks – it is k