Fortunately, most of the issues that patients discuss with us are routine – at least in terms of making a correct diagnoses. For example, if you come to the doctor with complaints such as back pain, fever & cough, rectal bleeding, jaundice or burning with urination – it is likely that a secure diagnosis will be made expeditiously. Of course, any of these common symptoms might be caused by a rare illness, but in general, common symptoms are caused by common conditions. That is why a physician who is evaluating a patient with a fever is not likely to consider malaria as a leading diagnostic consideration, even though a Google search will include this illness on the fever list. . The above symptoms are objective and concrete. Vague symptoms are much more difficult to unravel because they can often be explained by a variety of medical and psychological conditions. Do you think a physician would have an easier time evaluating a patient with a ...
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