BMJ  2006;333:1319 (23 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.39044.714780.68

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A multicolour chart for doctors

Hanna Esser, school student, Gerhard Esser, general practitioner gesser@doctors.org.uk

1 Chestfield Medical Centre, Chestfield CT5 3QU

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Hanna Esser: When I was 5 years old I drew these two pictures for my dad, who is a general practitioner. That was six years ago. Ever since then, he's been coming home telling me what he uses them for. When somebody comes with a cough he asks them which colour the phlegm looks like and then he can tell them whether they need an antibiotic. When patients say that they have black poo my Dad asks them if it really is like the black square, and if it isn't, it's okay. When they say that they've got really dark urine he asks them to point to the colour and usually that's ok, too.Go Go


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Gerhard Esser: For a long time my daughter has nagged me that she would like to present her pictures in the BMJ. I indeed use the chart often in discussions about suspected melaena and symptoms . . . [Full text of this article]


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