Ann McPherson
BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d3424 (Published 02 June 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d3424All rapid responses
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Soon afterwards we published the first 10-minute consultation. 1,2
Ann and her colleague Deborah Waller went on to commission many more, until the series was well established and Ann was happy to let us get on with it. It's still going strong, and has now covered 100-odd topics.
1. Hope, S. 10-minute consultation. Menorrhagia. BMJ 321: 935. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7266.935 (Published 14 October 2000)
2. Editor's Choice. Something practical, something ethical, something ludicrous. BMJ 321 doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7266.0/a (Published 14 October 2000)
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The full URL of Ann's blog is:
http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2011/05/31/ann-mcpherson%E2%80%99s-i-should-have-been-able-to-choose-to-die/Competing interests: None declared
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Ann McPherson and G6PD Deficiency
Charles Warlow has written an excellent obituary about Ann McPherson. He cites the example of her admitting a female patient with glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency despite the protestations of a haughty registrar. Ann may have been correct but G6PD deficiency is an x-linked disorder and is consequently very rare in females. Homozygous females or those exhibiting extreme Lyonization may be affected. I wonder if the woman she admitted genuinely had this disorder or whether the 'haughty' registrar might have had a point?
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