iRADiX

My Mistakes

Every science touches art at some points, every art has its scientific side; the worst man of science is he who is never an artist, and the worst artist is he who is never a man of science. In early times, medicine was an art, which took its place at the side of poetry and painting; today they try to make a science of it, placing it beside mathematics, astronomy, and physics."- Armand Trousseau.

During my radiology residency, we used to write reports of plain radiographs on a sheet of yellow paper which used to come with the x-ray film. We used to write NRA (No Radiological abnormality), OA (osteoarthritis), #neck femur, CCF (congestive cardiac failure), Morquio's syndrome (of course without any description) etc.

While a resident you are well protected by an armour of your professor, other departmental consultants and your colleagues. You are doing every thing automatically, almost in a carefree manner unmindful of any untoward events which may startle you at times when you are totally unprepared. When you leave this environment, join some hospital or a private practice you are on your own. Totally vulnerable, you imagine contrast reactions occurring, getting sued for wrong reports and derogatory comments of your rivals in the profession.