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S Posen

Publications and source records attributed to S Posen.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1996

The portrayal of the doctor in non-medical literature. 15. The surgeon.

Fictional surgeons are perceived as confident and competent individuals. They may not have a profound knowledge of basic physiology or statistical methods and their social behavior may lack refinement, but they are great technologists and most of their patients get better. Inside the operating room, surgeons are absolute autocrats, with a few abusing their position and turning into petty tyrants. The prominent status of fictional surgeons within the medical profession is reflected in their arrogant and patronizing attitudes towards patients, primary care doctors and non-surgical specialists. Fictional surgeons are impatient, irascible and aggressive. These traits make them poor communicators and teachers. A few are suspected of harbouring sadistic tendencies. On the other hand, when the surgeon turns his aggression towards the disease process rather than his colleagues or his trainees, it enables him to achieve some spectacular therapeutic successes.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed1992

Paget's disease: current concepts.

The curious geographic variations in the prevalence of Paget's disease remain unexplained and the viral hypothesis remains unproved. An association between transient hyperphosphataemia of infancy and subsequent Paget's disease has not been established. Some 5% of Pagetic patients have hyperparathyroidism although the mechanism of this apparent association remains unknown. Several agents are available for the medical treatment of Paget's disease but there is a lack of consensus concerning therapeutic aims.

Alkaline Phosphatase↗