A few days prior to penning this post, I had an unexpected but valuable educational lesson. The experience was brief but its effects are still lingering with me. Not surprisingly, when a physician becomes a patient, he or she views the medical profession through a different lens. For instance, much of the medical advice that we doctors blithely dispense to patients, feels a little less casual when we doctors are on the receiving end. Consider the following example. Physician Dispensing Medical Advice: So, it’s time for your yearly labs. I see that you are due for your colonoscopy, so I’ll arrange this. And, are you ready to get that hernia fixed? Physician Receiving Medical Advice: So, it’s time for your yearly labs. I see that you are due for your colonoscopy, so I’ll arrange this. And, are you ready to get that hernia fixed? I’ll let my discerning readers decide which of the above scenarios is easier on the doctor. Time for your...
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