I stopped reading Crippen some months ago, due to his condescending, sarcastic attitude towards anyone who isn't a Mighty All-knowing Doctor. The man's an arrogant arsehole. I have to say, though, that he's not typical. There are good doctors and not-so-good doctors, but I have only met one so far with his kind of attitude. The flip side, which gives me a warm glowy feeling, is the kind of doctor that I encountered at A&E today after alerting in with an 80-something male who had CCP radiating into his left arm, a Hx of 4 AMIs and an ECG showing LBBB: "Hi, I'm Dan, nice to meet you" said Dr Dan, extending his hand towards a stunned EMT (me) who took a few seconds before he realised that he was meant to be shaking it. Dr Dan then listened very attentively to my handover, before thanking me for my help. I felt slightly faint for a few moments, but eventually convinced myself that I hadn't imagined it. Several of my colleagues reassuring me that Dr Dan is a Thoroughly Good Bloke helped me to recover. Gadget and Mousie are very good blogs, read regularly by yours truly. I've not read Mental Nurse yet, but will give it a go.