tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post6875019359979304774..comments2023-07-20T05:30:32.466-07:00Comments on In My Humble Opinion: Have Physicians Lost Their Backbone?Jordan Grumethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566078305685946261noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-50023452961088741862013-10-24T21:02:25.163-07:002013-10-24T21:02:25.163-07:00"A patient will tell you what is wrong with t..."A patient will tell you what is wrong with them if you take the time to listen." What a profound statement! While I may "only" be an NP, my years as a nurse and EMT have taught me that we must listen to patients. We must listen to their story. We listen with our ears, hands, minds, and intuition. As a wise physician friend taught me, we will screw up, and we should be afraid of that as it helps keep us grounded. But we should always listen to our patients and our gut, as they will always provide more information than tests. Diagnostics should be used to confirm our suspicions and not hunt for the diagnosis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-57808366531735702572013-10-24T07:24:24.703-07:002013-10-24T07:24:24.703-07:00When physical assessment skills are taught instead...When physical assessment skills are taught instead of looked up on an iPad; when we are no longer afraid of lawyers & getting reported to the NPDB; when experience is something you actually gain by seeing & doing it instead of reading about it or watching a Youtube video. A patient will tell you what is wrong with them if you take the time to listen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-68884109482467174642013-10-14T10:31:21.429-07:002013-10-14T10:31:21.429-07:00You are SO RIGHT Dr. I too have the same frustrati...You are SO RIGHT Dr. I too have the same frustrations. I had a patient who was pregnant and went to the ER for SOB. She had pain in her BACK with deep breath or certain movements and it was reproducible!! They thank god, could not do a CT on her because she was pregnant. The ER could also not get a doppler done because of some staffing issues. They called me and I told them to check an ABG and if NORMAL then send her home and I would follow up with her the next day. When I spoke with the patient it turns out that she had been washing windows the day before and had caused an osteopathic lesion to her mid thorax. I found it easily, pressed and asked it this was her pain, she said yes. I fixed it and ALL of her pain and and SOB and pain with deep respiration where gone!! It took me less than 5 minutes to get the history, examine her and treat her!! I then patiently explained to her that she did not need the ultrasound, nor did she need the CT Scan. She had no leg symptoms or swelling and with treating her back lesion, she was now completely asymptomatic!! Thank God she was pregnant or a great deal of unnecessary tests would have been done!QuiltDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204763272343105480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-53180959886069416312013-10-11T17:01:46.632-07:002013-10-11T17:01:46.632-07:00When you get rid of sue happy patients, the admini...When you get rid of sue happy patients, the administration earns the same amount as your lowest paid doctor, and when you get people going in and coming out of medical school with common sense. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-74862067533755966362013-10-11T03:18:52.007-07:002013-10-11T03:18:52.007-07:00When a hospital is used as a hospital and not a so...When a hospital is used as a hospital and not a source of income .jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.com