This patient presented 2 days ago with a lump in his eye. He is a retired GP, with a history of pterygium. Spot diagnosis: this is a HUGE ocular surface neoplasia. Such neoplasia CAN develop at the head of pterygium. Whilst there is a chance it is non-invasive, the risk here is ocular invasion and …
Interpreting patient stories. Everything in life is a narrative, and interpreting the clinical narrative improves your clinical skill. It is an important part of being a clinician, and places increasing reliance on yourself, rather than “tests”. That makes our work meaningful. This is the story of a man who popped in to see me, complaining …