Description : When you go to the doctor, how long does he or she typically spend with you in the room?
Last Answer : 10 min tops
Description : What role should the patient's opinion play in treatment?
Last Answer : I guess it would depend on the flexibility of the doctor and her judgment of the patient’s suggestion. I don’t have a hard and fast answer except to believe that a patient has the right to refuse treatment.
Description : Is it ethical for medical doctors to strike, withholding even emergency care from patients?
Last Answer : It’s a direct violation of the vaunted Hippocratic oath for a doctor to withhold services for any reason other than harming the patient. Do physicians still swear the oath?
Description : When doctors make patients come in to get test results, is it ever good news?
Last Answer : answer:It's always good news for the doctor's billing system. I get a PSA test regularly and am informed enough to know what the results mean. My doctor's office now posts results online at ... an office that is. Things will not change until you, the customer, start demanding it. Good luck.
Description : Why do patients lie to their physician(s)
Last Answer : If it’s an addiction of some type it may be just from embarrassment that they can’t overcome it. They’d rather take the risk than admit a weakness.
Description : Do you think doctors should be held responsible for their patients overdosing?
Last Answer : A great big, very loud NO.
Description : How would you feel if a medical device (or medication) you relied on was recalled for harming patients?
Last Answer : answer:I can tell you exactly how I'd feel, because I've been there! I've had issues with two different drugs in the past. One was a painkiller I had taken twice daily for quite some ... . I hope he learned to pay closer attention to people's medications when they're having an unexplained problem.
Description : Does medicine ever change the rules to gain patients?
Last Answer : More studies have come out showing that blood sugars in the 120–140 range, which we consider “glucose intolerance” can: 1) cause complications if present for a long time and 2) lead to frank diabetes if not corrected. That’s why the thresholds were adjusted downward.
Description : Do patients think that surgeons are generally less congenial as compared to other physicians?
Last Answer : I haven’t had a surgeon I’ve met so far who hasn’t been a wonderful person to me. My general physician on the other hand is kind of a tepid personality but I know it’s his work demeanor because when he’s socialized with my family then he’s been very warm.
Description : How can a doctor change specialties?
Last Answer : The answer is it totally depends. If a psychiatrist wants to be an ER doctor then they will generally need to go to an ER or family practice residency.
Description : This is a medical question. Would it make sense to make appointments between appointments to see your doctor,when you have Lupus?
Last Answer : answer:Can you call the office and discuss your concerns with the nurse? What do you mean by want to know what to do ? Do you means the basics like diet, meds, exercise, etc? Did not ... your concerns and anxieties, which must be (understandably) considerable. Here's one Here's another And one more
Description : When you go to a doctor or dentist do you care how nice the office is?
Last Answer : As long as it’s clean . . .
Description : Can the doctor refuse to give my daughter a referral of her choice?
Last Answer : I would think a doctor or his nurse would help her, otherwise I’d find a new doc.
Description : Is it true that some people will tell secrets to a bartender that they wouldn't tell a doctor?
Last Answer : answer:Naw. Not friends. People don't tell friends anything. A Bartender is a stranger whose job is to listen without judging. They sell more booze that way. Doctors judge. They have to. They have to decide ... . If you tell a doctor, you will be held responsible for it. There's no way around that.
Description : Should I see a doctor (whooping cough)?
Last Answer : Go to the doctor and ask them. Better to be safe than sorry. I don’t know about the antibiotics for whooping cough (or whatever ails you). It depends if you have a virus or a bacterial infection. Your doctor can tell you that though. Go and pick up the phone and make an appointment.
Description : Is there a way to get a prescription for Doxycycline without going to the doctor?
Last Answer : You will have to see either a doctor or an advanced practice register nurse who can prescribe this medication. That’s the only way to get prescriptions.
Description : Did my Doctor give me a placebo?
Last Answer : Many doctors keep samples in their office.
Description : Should I see a doctor about my fingers going numb?
Last Answer : answer:It happens to me off and on. It seems to occur after over use, like if I ride the bicycle and put weight on my shoulders for a long period of time, for the next couple of days, off and on my ... tale so I don't worry about it. Hope someone has a more useful answer, maybe it will help me too.
Description : Medical people- what's my husband got? (He's resisting going to the doctor to find out)
Last Answer : Where did he travel, what countries and areas?
Description : In getting second opinion from a doctor, do you need to inform him what the first doctor said?
Last Answer : I guess its better they don’t inform the second (or third) doctor about the earlier diagnoses. That will allow the doctor to approach the matter with a fresh mind and avoid any prejudices.
Description : How old must I be to see a doctor alone?
Last Answer : I'm assuming you're discussing women's issues and birth control? In the US we have Planned Parenthood until the republicans cut it that helps young women see doctors and get birth control, often without paying. ... and you can fill out the forms and get there on time. But I don't know Australia.
Description : What is the consequence when a doctor prescribes drugs that he gets paid for?
Last Answer : It is illegal to do that. If he gets caught, big trouble.
Description : Problem with my eye: what kind of doctor?
Last Answer : Does the redness look at all like a bug bite or the start of a rash? I had shingles last year near my eye (above, actually) that started out slightly resembling a bug bite, with some swelling ... chance it could be shingles, go in right away, it could permanently damage your eye if left untreated.
Description : Is there help for one who cannot afford to go to the doctor or buy medication?
Last Answer : Medicaid. And no, it’s not the doctor’s job. Talk to someone at the receptionist’s desk and they can direct you to someone in billing that will give you info. Also go here: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaideligibility/
Description : Who is the proper Doctor to go to when you are feeling depressed?
Last Answer : Probably psycologist, went to one earlier this year for A.D.D. but he said he has seen many depressed people to help either medicate or find another means to help them out if you do not wish to be on medication
Description : Has a doctor ever done something special for you or yours? How best to say thanks to this doctor?
Last Answer : answer:make a donation to a health related charity in his name? or buy him a big bag of potato chips. drs. love potato chips.
Description : Vincent Zigas, a medical officer posted in Papua New Guinea, found several patients of the Fore tribe afflicted with uncontrollable trembling that was typically followed by neurological collapse and death. A ... won the Nobel for his work in 1976. What was the disease that Gajdusek studied?
Last Answer : Kuru.
Description : What should a doctor examine to determine whether a patient's kidneys are functioning correctly?
Last Answer : The patient's urine
Description : How many states provide some legal protection for patients who use marijuana with the consent or recommendation of a doctor?
Last Answer : none
Description : Expert systems provides the functionalities of? i) The system provides medicine to the patients ii) The expert system consults the doctor immediately. iii) Medical staffs inputs patients symptoms iv) None of these
Last Answer : iii) Medical staffs inputs patients symptoms
Description : Pick up the consideration to the taken while designing a hospital from the following: (A) The operation theatre unit to be detached as it requires sterilized zone but near the ward for the patients ... post-mortem room (C) Casualty unit should be provided a separate entrance (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : . A variation of an original thought experiment in ethics and moral philosophy goes thus: A surgeon has five patients each in need of a different organ, but unfortunately no organ is available. ... word name is the original problem, first proposed by Phillipa Foot and involving a driver, famous?
Last Answer : Trolley Problem.
Description : Why doesn't ANYONE who speaks on talk shows says the following thing I found of value related to the anti-vaxx protests happening in the USA and the world?
Last Answer : Lots of people have been saying that, I hear it on podcasts, on news shows, on NPR. But it gets drowned out by people like DeSantis in Florida and Abbott in Texas.
Description : The world has surpassed 5 million Covid deaths. How has this number caused so much disruption and concern?
Last Answer : So we should wait until it’s around 50% or something to be worried?
Description : If I have no side effects after stopping meds, were they really working?
Last Answer : Did they do what they were supposed to do?
Description : Can we start a rumor that any people who take Ivermectin to 'cure' Covid begin to whinny and neigh after a week or two?
Last Answer : Actually my brother sent me an article where 85% of men who take it have ED or erectile disfunction after taking this drug meant to de-worm a horse.
Description : Do you want to help me make a list with potential Covid-19 killers?
Last Answer : I had a conversation with a jelly friend. Apparently some scientists found out that masks with copper and silver particles can potentially disable Covid virus. I think the masks are out there in the market. ... latest information I could find about it was an article saying that the mask was a lie :D
Description : Am I correct that people against fetal stem cell research are ok taking monoclonal antibodies?
Last Answer : I smell discreet advertisement… This is a tactics employed in my country when the antivax became a trend here. Vaccines are harmful, so buy our stuff instead!
Description : In the past were there studies demonstrating opioids aren’t addictive if someone was in pain?
Last Answer : Read the lawsuits. They told doctors who told patients they were not addictive. Just too much money at stake to be honest. In my opinion they should pay for everyones rehab for opiods.
Description : How do you know that it's not Deep Vein Thrombosis but something much less serious? See detail.
Last Answer : I sent this to our MD – Caravanfan.
Description : Anyone holding off on getting the COVID-19 vaccine?
Last Answer : No.
Description : Could one sue a health care provider or clinic for misdiagnosis?
Last Answer : I doubt a case would get very far. For one thing, she was warned about the possible side effects from taking penicillin. Secondly, the new provider telling her she didn't have otitis media ... prove that the penicillin worked. It's pretty difficult to win a medical negligence or malpractice case.
Description : Why don't pharmaceuticals make more insulin to supply the needs of people from USA?
Last Answer : Low margins. Old product, no patent protection. Lousy return on investment,
Description : Been Super Anxious, Having Migraines and Been Paranoid/Having Panic Attacks After Quitting Medical Pot?
Last Answer : THC does not store in your fat. LSD has been known to store and come back, but THC does not. Nor is it hallucinogenic. Paranoia happens sometimes while using it, but the effects are gone by the time ... doctor, it will be such a huge relief. Hang on, love. The answers are out there, somewhere.
Description : How do you qualify to give vaccinations?
Last Answer : Not sure of the legal requirements, especially in the state where you live, but it doesn't take much training to give people a shot. I had to give my wife multiple shots each day when we were going ... a kid giving me shots either, I would want someone that I could trust to have read the label.
Description : Is there any news (June 3/2019 or so), in the world of medicine that has to do with dragonflies?
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : Feeling stuck and not sure what I want...
Last Answer : So you want to make a lot of money for a potential family/being comfortable and NOT work like a dog? All I’m going to tell you is that it sounds like you’re overthinking it and not doing yourself any favors by jumping lanes all the time.
Description : Are there any supplements, medications, vitamins, etc that you could eat like candy, because of the flavor?
Last Answer : When I was a child I liked Flintstone vitamins and redacted.
Description : Other than donuts and french fries, what are the top 20 or more worst food items for your health?
Last Answer : My own demons are ice cream and baked goods. I’ve managed to back away from my former bacon and sausage adoration, but the ice cream addiction is tough to shake.
Description : Is there a con side of opt out program (organ donation, body to medicine)? See detail.
Last Answer : Some families are opposed to organ donations, and if someone fails to opt-out and then dies, the family may be upset when the body is harvested. A recent case in Northern California involved ... California declaring her dead. Her organs could have helped dozens of people but the family was opposed.