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From the chronicles of Southern Dave: Desensitising digits and collecting time
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From the chronicles of Southern Dave: Desensitising digits and collecting time
Wednesday 23 November 2022, 01:15 AM

Gathering the 10,000 hours [image: Morgan Housel on Unsplash]
Dave, a GP from New Zealand’s southern shores, provides his weekly jottings about the state of the world and general practice
Crossword clue: Local anaesthetics for digits (7) *, We all learned that when using local anaesthetic for fingers (or toes) one must never use adrenalin. The adrenalin could lead to vasoconstriction, and
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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