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Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« on: March 15, 2010, 09:53:13 pm »
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From what I have observed since young, doctors tend to have handwritings that are not very legible. I have always wondered whether other co-workers could understand those writings and why they write in such a manner...
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2010, 09:57:10 pm »
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Quote from: polysaccharide on March 15, 2010, 09:53:13 pm
From what I have observed since young, doctors tend to have handwritings that are not very legible. I have always wondered whether other co-workers could understand those writings and why they write in such a manner...

Think about the amount of schooling they have gone through, I'd be writing pretty shit by the end as well haha

My GP also likes to get me out quick so it's mostly abbreviated words in sloppy super fast writing
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2010, 10:00:57 pm »
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So, the legibility of one's handwriting is inversely proportional to his/her schooling?...
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2010, 10:01:09 pm »
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Quote from: polysaccharide on March 15, 2010, 09:53:13 pm
From what I have observed since young, doctors tend to have handwritings that are not very legible. I have always wondered whether other co-workers could understand those writings and why they write in such a manner...

That's very stereotypical.  My GP writes like an artist (sort of).  Guess it really depends...
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2010, 10:03:28 pm »
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Yes, I know it depends. From what I have seen, most of them tend to have messy writings.
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2010, 10:06:10 pm »
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who knows why... maybe they always type on computers throughout their whole time in school and training... so they write dodgy... and they are probably lazy and want to get through the day faster .
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2010, 10:09:45 pm »
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Because of the amount of coffee we drink to get through a day.
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2010, 10:13:29 pm »
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Doctors generally have to make sure they divide their time accordingly, so they write illegibly. When I'm in a lecture my hand writing is much worse than how I usually write, since I hate being a scribe and try to maximise my time actually focussing on the lecture.
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2010, 11:46:32 pm »
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2010, 11:49:54 pm »
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Quote from: kingpomba on March 15, 2010, 11:46:32 pm
http://www.bmj.com/archive/7072ww3.htm

Myth slayed.

Guess that makes sense. Most people's hand writing sucks, but how often do we see other people handwrite these days? I guess it's more of a case of exposure.

Well, that or my caffeine theory.
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2010, 11:53:22 pm »
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Yeah probably the caffeine theory... speaking of caffeine... man i miss the "death coffee" from school could use some right now.
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2010, 11:58:28 pm »
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Quote from: kingpomba on March 15, 2010, 11:53:22 pm
Yeah probably the caffeine theory... speaking of caffeine... man i miss the "death coffee" from school could use some right now.

What's the "death coffee" ?
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2010, 11:59:03 pm »
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Quote from: mandy on March 15, 2010, 11:58:28 pm
Quote from: kingpomba on March 15, 2010, 11:53:22 pm
Yeah probably the caffeine theory... speaking of caffeine... man i miss the "death coffee" from school could use some right now.

What's the "death coffee" ?

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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2010, 11:59:48 pm »
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Ridiculously strong coffee...
Strong enough to simultaneously wake the dead and kill you nah but really that stuff wakes me up even if i smell it

Ive had nodoz and caffeine tablets before but this coffee is just something else
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Re: Why do doctors have messy handwritings?
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2010, 12:08:12 am »
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Quote from: kingpomba on March 15, 2010, 11:59:48 pm
Ridiculously strong coffee...
Strong enough to simultaneously wake the dead and kill you nah but really that stuff wakes me up even if i smell it

Ive had nodoz and caffeine tablets before but this coffee is just something else

Lol, and this "death coffee" came from school? Hahahahaha, what.
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