On Doctors day 1st July 2022, we can only wish for a healthy life and relationship for both patients and doctor.
The first practical class of bedside medicine is clinical examination and reaching a clinical diagnosis. How do we bring down a clinical diagnosis to 1-2 conditions depending on patient symptoms? It is by taking history and examining directly. Again, Tests are ordered on the clinical history and examination.
That is how when someone presents with neck swelling, from a list of hundreds of pathologies ranging from infection to cancer which Dr. Google gives , the real doctors brings it down to 1-2 differentials. Imagine the hundreds of tests to rule out each disease if you blindly follow internet!
Sharing an article written by one of my colleagues. This aptly describes how the scenario of practicing medicine is changing over times.
https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/national-doctors-day-2022-trust-doctors-not-internet-health-tests-medical-checkup-8002341/
Kindly go to above link
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