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Medical specialties as non-alcoholic beverages:
1. Geriatrics
Tea. Ward rounds may last for 5+ hours, but there will always be a pause for tea and some good quality chit-chat.
1. Geriatrics
Tea. Ward rounds may last for 5+ hours, but there will always be a pause for tea and some good quality chit-chat.
2. Emergency Medicine
Energy drinks. Downed at any time of day, with hardcore staff having it at 0730 handover
Energy drinks. Downed at any time of day, with hardcore staff having it at 0730 handover
3. Orthopaedics
Protein shake. Because why eat a steak when you can drink a liquidised one.
Protein shake. Because why eat a steak when you can drink a liquidised one.
4. Anaesthetics
Expensive coffee from an expensive machine donated by an anaesthetic consultant whose wife is just glad he's more interested in coffee than a mistress.
Expensive coffee from an expensive machine donated by an anaesthetic consultant whose wife is just glad he's more interested in coffee than a mistress.
5. Acute medicine
NHS coffee. It's hour 11, there are 4 in A&E still to be clerked, there have been 2 arrest calls back to back, you've had to accept an ICH, and you have 90 seconds before you get bleeped to an UGI bleed in resus.
NHS coffee. It's hour 11, there are 4 in A&E still to be clerked, there have been 2 arrest calls back to back, you've had to accept an ICH, and you have 90 seconds before you get bleeped to an UGI bleed in resus.
6. Dermatology
Shloer. Sipped at home in the evenings and weekends, which they have free.
Shloer. Sipped at home in the evenings and weekends, which they have free.
7. General medicine
Tovali squash. Backbone of the NHS.
Tovali squash. Backbone of the NHS.
8. General surgery
Nothing. The most dedicated people dehydrate.
Nothing. The most dedicated people dehydrate.
9. Paediatrics
NHS juice in pots. It's quite fun to stab the little straw in the pot. Mavericks peel the lid off and down it in one.
NHS juice in pots. It's quite fun to stab the little straw in the pot. Mavericks peel the lid off and down it in one.
10. Intensivists
Salty water. Often add a bunch of other stuff to it. Probably tastes disgusting.
Salty water. Often add a bunch of other stuff to it. Probably tastes disgusting.
11. Psychiatry
Green tea. Gave up normal tea because they were drinking too much of it.
Green tea. Gave up normal tea because they were drinking too much of it.
12. Radiology
Secret alcohol. Alone in a dark room with no one watching their Costa coffee gets an added kick.
Secret alcohol. Alone in a dark room with no one watching their Costa coffee gets an added kick.
13. GP
Twining's Earl Grey. In a favourite mug. Never finished and always cold.
Twining's Earl Grey. In a favourite mug. Never finished and always cold.
15. Cardiology
Water. Nothing quite like being able to drink unlimited water while all your patients are fluid restricted.
Water. Nothing quite like being able to drink unlimited water while all your patients are fluid restricted.
15. Urology
Cranberry juice. Who cares if there's no evidence it works...better that than asking your colleague for a splash of nitrofurantoin (or worse, admitting you might need some tamsulosin).
Cranberry juice. Who cares if there's no evidence it works...better that than asking your colleague for a splash of nitrofurantoin (or worse, admitting you might need some tamsulosin).
16. Endocrinology
Coke Zero. Would prefer to drink full fat coke but don't want their patients spotting them.
Coke Zero. Would prefer to drink full fat coke but don't want their patients spotting them.
