Book description
The information you didn't learn in medical school!A marvelous and
amusing read...memorable anecdotes...I defy you not to laugh out loud.
--ENT NewsWant to get a step up on the competition? This is the book for
young doctors trying to bluff their way into erudite otolaryngological
circles by giving the impression that their ENT education was not
wasted. Knowledge of trivia about a particular subject always gives the
impression that the holder of this useless information is also privy to
other facts which are just too mundane to mention. While everyone in the
field may know what Gradenigo's Syndrome is, you will impress your
colleagues by knowing just who Gradenigo was! With Offbeat
Otolaryngology, you'll also learn these valuable pearls of wisdom:
Inspiring confidence in othersIt is not necessary to know Latin, but
merely to give the strong impression that one has forgotten it.- The
historical meaning of medical termsRhino, as any reader of Billy Butler
will know, is an old term for money and many allege it is from this that
the tem rhinoplasty derives.- Public health issuesDuring the late
1960's, the rate of coronary heart disease in Finland was very high and
thought to be associated with the high milk intake which was found
there, most Finns drink a pint or two of milk instead of beer with their
evening meal. The Finnish government accordingly put a health warning on
milk.- Other medical specialtiesResearch has shown that anesthetists
were the chaps who at school had their mittens tied together through the
arms of their duffel coat. Our psychiatric advisers tell us that this is
a form of insecurity and, like most things in life (according to them)
dates back to early childhood and the fear of rejection by or loss of
their mother. As doctors, they fear losing the attention of their
patient are not really happy unless he is anesthetized and will not run
away.- And many more!Learn the fun facts and information you missed in
medical school the magic and romance behind acoustic neuroma; madness
and anesthesia; famous tracheotomies; the history of nasal polyps; and
so much more. Finally, a medical book that makes you laugh! Offbeat
Otolarngology is the book you will avidly read at every break, use in
speeches, and amuse your friends and colleagues. John D C Bennett is an
intensely shy and private individual who spends most of his time
wondering why he has ended up where and what he is. He has taken to
travelling the world researching obscure medical curiosities and unsung
heroes. His mother is very worried. John Riddington Young is a ferret
breeder, wood carver, arable farmer, and Punch & Judy man who grows
prize winning sweet peas. His main hobbies are kite flying, cricket
umpiring, otolaryngology and the Territorial Army. Like John Bennett, he
is a Yorkshire chauvinist, but is presently doing missionary work in
North Devon where he lives with a bull terrier, five children, and his
wife, who has always been very worried. "Delightful...With
typical British wit and wry sense of humor, the authors provide an
astounding collection of arcane and obscure medical facts pertaining to
the practice of otolaryngology that could only have been collected by 2
eccentrics over a lifetime.
Offbeat Otolaryngology
is peppered with scholarly (and not so scholarly references, literary
and cultural allusions, bawdy jokes, newspaper accounts, and personal
anecdotes...It is a book best appreciated when read aloud (in your best
British accent."_x000D_ --Otology & Neurotology
