Dead Words Eulogy Save
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The trouble with rheumatology may be the words we live by. Welcome to the eulogy for rheumatology 'dead words'. We're here today to celebrate the loss of rheumatology past. These are dead words in rheumatology, words fortified unfortunately by history and habit. The lexicon of rheumatology is unique, it's challenging and it's mostly incomprehensible to those who don't know...but those are the cornerstones of the greatest of medical subspecialties.
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Thoroughly enjoyed burying these various names. I would agree that some of the titles mentioned in your podcast are hilarious, yet used by manya medical student and resident in the clinic.
Great lecture as usual. Here is just a bit different point of view in a very casual and informal way. As much as I am committed and excited about all the advances in our field, I do dislike the changes in terminology. I believe Rheumatology has the most interesting history in all medical specialties and I adore all the names and all the stories. Even that a lot of our understanding has changed, I still find it hard to part with Wegener's, Churg-Strauss, JRA and many other old pals! It was also heavy on my heart when the name of our journal was changed. I m not sure about the need for the terminology to reflect the current understanding of something evolving. What should we call Lupus or RA today?
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