Wednesday, January 28, 2009

overseen (smelled?) in the ward:Peru

Or. . . well, that´s one way to diagnose a vaginal infection.

Obstetrician sticks his (ungloved) fingers into a young woman´s vagina then holds his fingers in the air and dramatically yells for the "interno." The intern runs into the room, the fingers are thrust under his nose, he inhales deeply and announces "No, no infection." The OB smelled the fingers himself, seemed unsatisfied, and proceeded to obtain second opinions from everyone in the room, including me.

The conclusion was "no evidence of infection, evidence of poor hygiene."

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