“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

“The triad has a special beauty…” Iamblichus Cholangitis -RUQ pain/fever/jaundice Thrombosis -stasis/endothelial injury/immobility Tamponade -hypotension/raised JVP/muffled heart sounds Appendicitis -RIF pain/fever/vomiting Raised ICP -hypertension/bradycardia/irregular breathing I loved triads when I was examining in surgery. The combination of an eponymous name, three specific clinical signs and a single diagnosis was a recipe for endless fun. Five… Read more

“Shape Shadows, 1934” Charles Green Shaw The term Precisionism was first coined in the mid 1920’s by MOMA Director Alfred H Barr. It is an Art movement you may not have heard of, but I suspect have encountered, perhaps even had a print on your wall at some point. Precisionism was essentially the offspring of… Read more