The patient was very rude and was trying to make the doctor confess that he didn't know anything.?

Question

I was shadowing a doctor when i met this really insane patient. She told the doctor that she had read online that if you have certain symptoms you have a certain disease and she had those symptoms and she was sure she had the disease. The doctor diagnonised her and told her that she didn't have the disease. The patient was offending and told the doctor that she was sure that she had the disease. She was firm on making the doctor confess that he didn't know about the disease, when she acutally didn't know about it. The doctor just said that if she wants she could show a different doctor, but her insult was too much for such a polite answer. How do you think the doctor should have replied, in a witty, though polite, in a non-offending, but still in a way to prove his point, should reply to give a good reply to the patient in a professional way????

Answer 1

Legally, he has to give the patient options for the treatment of even imaginary diseases, or can be sued, or risk losing his licence.. Patient's have rights, and know how to use them.
He was right to tell her she did not have the disease, and right to tell her she may seek treatment elsewhere. Very professional of him.
Sorry, this isn't TV, it's the real world. A lot of my patient's think it is TV.
Case in point: I was passing pills at the begining of the shift down the hall, one patient at a time, in order, it so happened that the patient with the exacting pill schedule was first, and due to his condition, took forever to swallow his pills. The patient three doors down wanted her pills, NOW. When I got there, she demanded an explanation, and demanded to know where I was,and I did explain, I was passing pills to the people with 3pm meds first, hers were at 4pm. and mentioned she could hear me, and the cart, coming down the hall. She accused me of leaving the division to go have sex with one of the interns. She got the idea from a news broadcast series, where are your nurses? on the local TV station. I asked her to take a good look at me. .My grey hair, conservative uniform and hairstyle, sparkling white shoes, my age, and my overweight condition at the time told her NO better than anything else I could say. I would have offered to get her another nurse for the night, a nursing supervisor to talk to, or called the doctor, had she not backed down from the proof that I was, indeed, on the division.
She accepted her meds with no further problems. By the way, the hospital was not a teaching hospital. There were no interns.
So, again, it is not TV, snappy rejoiners and smart alec nurses who do nothing but chase doctors are not part of the atmosphere, and if they are, goodbye nurse and doctor licences!.

Answer 2

I think the doctors reply was perfect. He or she probabally gets things like this all the time. People aren't nice. If you let those things bother you, it will be only you that has the bad day. The internet is probabally not the best thing for doctors. SO many people try to self-diagnose themselves.
Just a little side note, I am a hairdresser, and I told a client she needed to sign a waiver before I would perm her hair because it was in horrible shape and I thought it might totally fry it, (which I told her in as nice a way possible) She said "I have never been told this before and I will not sign anything. Who's to say you won't deliberatly ruin my hair after I sign it"
I did as your doctor did. I said " Well I am sorry nobody has ever told you this because they certainly should have, and if you think I would deliberatly ruin your hair you should probabally see a different hairdresser"

Answer 3

How old is your son? there are of direction issues the Dr. might prescribe like Valium to make him dopey. yet there is likewise an accupressure technique that he can learn called EFT. It seems way stupid despite the fact that if that's basic to benefit, and youngsters, no longer being so self extensive wakeful, can do it even greater effective than adults. that's extremely calming. The instructions are unfastened from the positioning I checklist below or you will see that video clips of people doing it on YouTube. i know of one case the place a baby found out to apply it for attempt rigidity and it worked great. the finished instructions are style of long for a baby, yet there are some shortcuts that are nevertheless very powerful. If he's youthful than 6, it ought to be complicated to coach to him in spite of the undeniable fact that. honestly relies upon on the baby. I prepare the approach to others to boot (unfastened) so in case you're in any respect fascinated merely touch me.

Answer 4

The doctor stayed professional and that was the right thing. Best thing you can do with people like that is offer them a second opinion. Not everyone has to defend them self. Some people are strong enough in their mind to recognize a quack when they see one and just apes her or him.

Answer 5

The Dr you were shadowing was very professional. you can't get smart with a patient, even when they are wrong. the Dr you are with is a great Dr and handled himself in a most professional manner.i hope you took notes on that one. you shouldn't argue with a patient especially when you know they are a hypochondriac....

Answer 6

Actually, he DID give the right answer. its always best to tell a patient to get a second opinion about a disease. I suspect she really just wanted him to give her drugs.

Answer 7

Well,I agree with what the reply of the doctor.

Answer 8

This Dr. handled it just right nothing for this lady to report him on she is entitled to a second opinion.

Answer 9

he did the right thing,i would add are you a doctor if so treat your self why you even bothering to waist my time,but of course he is professional ,so he did the right thing.

Answer 10

Find another profession if you're so keen on giving witty responses.