when you go to your doctor is "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?"
After all I have no medical training and can only dream of their salary?
2006-10-27 11:26:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
The question ismeant to be slightly tongue in cheek for those who have taken umbrage!
2006-10-27 21:56:30 · update #1
I'm a RN who has taught Nursing for over 20 years in a great variety of clinical settings and have had lots of opportunities to communicate with physicians. All physicians have their unique personalities, their individualized communication styles, their specialized ways of organizing their patient care protocols in their medical practices, as well as differing abilities to adapt to outside factors that influence their available time per patient such as PPO's, and finally the effect of family or personal stressors on their own lives. I can say the same thing about nurses. I specialized in psychiatry and pediatrics and focussed on teaching and counseling. You know what they say about teachers; they teach what they need to learn themselves. At any rate, I learned the importance of assessing a situation before responding to only partial facts, to always try to be nonjudgemental, to acknowledge the other person with a smile and initiate the conversation first in a helpful manner, to respect the other person by giving them lots of wiggle room for their communication shortcomings, and to facilitate the physician's limited time per patient by initiating the reason for the medical appointment by sharing your signs and symptoms and concise related details. Believe me when a doctor asks, "What's wrong with you?", it's the same thing as when you run into a friend or neighbor at the store and ask, "How are you?". Many physicians ask their patient, "What problem or concern brings you here today?" That is your invitation to share your specific concerns regarding your health. I also want to say that professionals learn a tremendous amount from their patients; it is a mutual learning experience. Money is not the issue at all. I like to believe that we are in this world to grow and learn, to develop our special skills, to show love to others,and to help each other with our mutual struggles until we graduate from this school that we call earth.
2006-10-27 12:20:32 · answer #1 · answered by marnie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Erm...for a start it's not 7 years medical school, its 5. And don't start trying to argue, I'm in year 3!!!! Also how do you know the doctors you've seen have had 5 years as a junior??? For all you know they could be fresh out of medical school!!!
Have you ever tried to get a patient to tell you what's wrong with them? Imagine the frustration of someone coming into the hospital, that you know has a problem or they wouldn't be there and them telling you they're absolutely fine, only for your consultant to later b*****k you for no knowing what they have!!!!
We have been taught "communication skills" for over 2 years now, but unless the patient tells you what the problem is how are we supposed to know??? We're not asking you to diagnose yourself, only tell us your symptoms. And the money isn't that great considering the job you have to do, esp when you first start out!!! Try being a medical student for a week and watch what the doctors and nurses put up with from the patients and management and see if you still criticise!!!
2006-10-27 11:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by karen f 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 00:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by fritch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of times when they ask you that they are searching for the details of what you are feeling.......such as " I have lower back pain and it hurts when i pee" well then they have just narrowed the feild of search....they can start with the easy to fix problem first...and if that doesnt work go from there....Medicine is not an exact science. Everyones body is different but lots of times ailments present themselves with the same symptoms.....All they are asking for is a list of symptoms so that they can come up with the most likely ailment....
2006-10-27 11:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by kndykisz 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Basically they are trying to find out from what you what symptoms you are having. That way they are better able to order test and give correct diagnosis. However they could think of a better way to ask though.
2006-10-27 11:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, true!
but in their defence (my dad's a doc) they're not mind readers, and you can quickly give them more info then they can get by just looking at you
2006-10-27 11:30:11 · answer #6 · answered by ur a Dee Dee Dee 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They weren't trained to read minds
2006-10-27 11:34:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do you want them to say.....Oh yes I can see y ou have a headache here are 2 Paracetamol....They are not mind readers......
2006-10-27 11:29:05 · answer #8 · answered by Pennyless 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are asking you what your symptoms are. Unless they know whay you have come to them how do you expect them to diagnose you?
2006-10-27 11:40:13 · answer #9 · answered by PETER F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are trying to find out the reason for your visit, find out your symptoms.
medical school doesn't make you a mind-reader.
2006-10-27 11:28:26 · answer #10 · answered by mahz85 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋