Doctors dispense medical advice. That’s what we do. Folks come to our office with various medical issues. We talk to them. We poke around some of their body parts. Then, we exercise our medical judgement. We might order a CAT scan. We might prescribe stuff. We might simply reassure them and send them on their way. This is a typical ‘day in the life’ of a health care provider, formerly known as a doctor. From time to time, folks solicit my advice under different circumstances. Despite my efforts to keep my medical specialty stealth, sometimes the secret seeps out when I am in a social setting. “Oh, you’re a gastro guy? Would you mind if I asked you quick question about my husband? He has a gas problem…” I get questions like this all the time, and I do my best to respond in way that sounds authoritative, yet dispenses no legitimate medical advice. Here are some examples of how I might respond to the above inquiry on spousal flatulence. “Yeah, if I had a doll
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