tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post4036413945346791202..comments2023-10-01T04:36:19.806-07:00Comments on medicine: facts and fictions: What Makes Doctors AngryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-60140275912495532332013-05-29T07:51:24.894-07:002013-05-29T07:51:24.894-07:00If you haven't, maybe you need to inform the p...If you haven't, maybe you need to inform the patient of how much time they are in for. Then have them lead off maybe then they let on(ask them how they felt when they made the appointment-this verbatim). People aren't comfortable just blurting out how they feel especially stuff like you said. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-81001341728784957922013-05-29T07:34:42.755-07:002013-05-29T07:34:42.755-07:00I hate it when patients are left to the end of the...I hate it when patients are left to the end of the appointment to ask questions and really talk about the details of their symptoms. It doesn't help anybody when you don't let the patient lead off with talking about what they're really experiencing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-83924332867587440392013-03-25T06:43:50.064-07:002013-03-25T06:43:50.064-07:00All I can do is to certify that they came in to se...All I can do is to certify that they came in to see me on that day. I usually don't make the notes retroactive. It's just part of the job.george thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810516710667919032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-54293845376784090952013-03-25T03:26:41.511-07:002013-03-25T03:26:41.511-07:00What's your guys opinion on teenagers who come...What's your guys opinion on teenagers who come in only to get an excuse note for school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-26195821793152838842012-10-04T19:36:14.860-07:002012-10-04T19:36:14.860-07:00I usually ask them to come back and requested to b...I usually ask them to come back and requested to be more prepared next time. <br />I only take 2 chief complaints in one visit.<br />These patients need to know the courtesy not to inconvenience us more that what is necessaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-53713546862664242702012-10-04T19:33:30.594-07:002012-10-04T19:33:30.594-07:00that is so true. I suggest sign a contract with pa...that is so true. I suggest sign a contract with patient first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-87716308275308217732012-10-04T19:30:25.009-07:002012-10-04T19:30:25.009-07:00The only thing that makes me angry are the annoyin...The only thing that makes me angry are the annoying patients themselves- and what I mean are those that make more things more complicated and gives me more work than necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-90731387409578787052012-02-18T14:26:26.824-08:002012-02-18T14:26:26.824-08:00One my colleagues' pet peeves is the patient w...One my colleagues' pet peeves is the patient who, as she/he leaves the office says : by the way,I have a problem with----erections, orgasms, sleeping, chest pain, teenagers, etc.----any of which require at least another 15 minutes of office time, and not 15 seconds as the patient leaves. Often, the BTW is the real reason for the visit.george thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810516710667919032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-40308696258382685792012-02-17T05:35:04.567-08:002012-02-17T05:35:04.567-08:00I just remembered a curious but rather common happ...I just remembered a curious but rather common happenstance: It's only the pain pills and tranquilizers (Oxycodone, Percocet, Ativan)that fall into the toilet/sink/...and have to be replaced, but never the pills for blood pressure or high cholesterol!george thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810516710667919032noreply@blogger.com