grope [grəʊp]

vb
1. (intr; usually foll by for) to feel or search about uncertainly (for something) with the hands
2. (intr; usually foll by for or after) to search uncertainly or with difficulty (for a solution, answer, etc.)
3. (tr) to find or make (one's way) by groping
4. (tr) Slang to feel or fondle the body of (someone) for sexual gratification

n
the act of groping

So...what is a grope-agram? This is a term that I only learnt of this morning from ward rounds. The consultant was telling us about managing a psych patient from the other Gen Med team (each Gen Med consultant at MMC manages two teams). The patient apparently hasn't been very cooperative and is unwilling to give any details to the managing team. The consultant described her as "combative, angry and aggressive". The husband of the patient, unfortunately, "was also combative, angry and aggressive". So, the managing team had no choice but to call the physician in Cabrini who had managed the patient about two weeks ago. The physician, however, said, "I've already talked to someone yesterday for one hour about this patient. I'm not doing it again!". The physician had in fact talked to the patient's psychiatrist yesterday but that didn't really help the managing team.

So the solution? A grope-agram - CT the whole patient