Posted by cecilia on April 9, 2006, at 19:20:19
In reply to Re: Blind Faith In A P Doc, posted by Racer on April 9, 2006, at 18:58:24
Medicine changes rapidly, so it's not reasonable to expect a pdoc to be up to date on all physical problems (which begs the question, why are they expected to go to medical school in the 1st place), BUT a pdoc should make sure a patient has had a recent physical before dismissing their problems as depression and anxiety. Few do, though, and well Lou Gehrigs disease is rare, many pdocs don't even check for common problems like thyroid. And vise versa. of course, regular docs often dismiss anything a patient with depression or anxiety says. Cecilia
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