Is there anything else?

Abstract

At the end of a consultation doctors may avoid asking the question “is there anything else?” because they worry about the possible deluge of additional complaints. It might be like opening Pandora’s box. In my version of the story Pandora was given a box by Zeus, who instructed her not to open it. But curiosity got the better of her and she opened the box with the result that all the illnesses and pestilences of the world flew out before she could slam the lid shut. There was only one virtue left inside and that was hope.