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Originally Posted by PaPaLarry
I don't agree with that. I go to Florida Heart & Vascular and really appreciate the way my Heart Doctor cares. In fact, I like going through tests that Doctor recommends, when its needed, to determine questions that arise. Because of Doctor and tests, I now see Heart Doctor once a year. Having a good heart mentally, helps a heart physically. God Bless our medical Profession. Bad apples are everywhere, but doesn't mean the tree is bad
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From my experience on this board and elsewhere, most people will say that we (patients) don't know enough to make our own decisions. They say we are fools if we try to make our own decisions. But, often, those same people claim to know the difference between a "good" doctor and a "bad" doctor.
On what basis do they decide if they don't know which tests and treatments are needed and which are not needed?
I think perhaps most of it is decided because of the atmosphere that is created in the doctor's office. If a patient gets a warm attentive reception from the receptionist, nurse and doctor, that tends to put one in a happy receptive mood. From there on in, much of what is done is judged to be necessary. And that judgement comes inspite of the fact that we are told that we are not supposed to know anything. In most cases, I would call such judgements "nebulous".
There's a saying that goes something like this: Caring about the patient is one of the most important tools in a doctor's practice, so, if the doctor can fake it, he or she has it made.
Note: Bernard Madoff was a smooth operator who seemed to care about people, or so they thought, until he was found out to be a crook who only cared about himself.