I recently graduated in medicine from Townsville, Australia, and I still enjoy writing blogs on medicine and pharmacy-related topics. I appreciate writing about my experience on different placements or topics I'm interested in. As English is my second language, writing blogs is a hobby and a fun challenge!
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As an integral part of a patient’s overall health, a sexual health history is a valuable skill to require and is essential in assessing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), genital symptoms, pregnancy and sexual functions. Regarding the nature of the questions, the examiner needs to make the patient at ease and comfortable talking about this topic.
In this edition of Bite-Size, I wanted to talk about two topics regarding safe medical practices in the healthcare system. That is the use of abbreviations and dose designations, and the writing of verbal orders (VO). I thought these topics are interesting, are relevant and have quite an impact on health.
