Primum non nocere: appropriate evidence assessment and fair judgment over time

Primum non nocere.

The attending surgeon, still dressed in his tuxedo, was clearly drunk; the patient, dressed in a revealing party gown, had also had a few drinks. I was the junior resident on surgical call. I never dared to ask how the diagnosis was made but, somehow, during the party, the surgeon learned that she had an inflamed superficial varicosity of her upper thigh. He told her that she needed to have thi...

Primum non nocere.

Primum non nocere

Primum Non Nocere

Primum non nocere.

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