Why do doctors ask the same questions over and over again?

A surgeon or other specialist wants to know specifics to treat you without adverse reactions or allergies. As treatment progresses and your condition is diagnosed, the same questions might have different answers, or the same answers (like drug allergies) might become more important.

Why do doctors ask open ended questions?

The use of open-ended questions enables you to gather more information from the patient and to be more complete and accurate in your assessment; this, in turn, leads to appropriate patient-specific care.

Why do doctors ask if you know what year it is?

Give You an Exam Each Year Your doctor knows this, and uses that time to check for any symptoms or signs of health problems—and catch them while there’s still time to do something about them.

Can doctors see friends as patients?

1 A physician has to consider several issues before agreeing to see a friend as a patient. If these boundary issues are not addressed before the agreement is made, there is a risk that the physician could eventually feel resentful or exploited, and the patient could feel confused, betrayed, or even mistreated.

Why do doctors order tests for no medical reason?

“So many physicians acknowledged that they ordered tests for no medical reason, which makes it clear that physicians feel enormous pressure to behave in a way they may not want to,” says Dr. Hemal Kanzaria, an emergency room physician at University of California Los Angeles and lead author of the study.

Do ER doctors order too many tests?

Now, a new survey of emergency room doctors suggests why. Of the 435 ER physicians asked about the tests they order for their patients, more than 85\% admitted that in general, they call for too many tests, even if they know the results won’t really help them decide how to treat their patients.

How many difficult patients do doctors see each day?

We’ve all been there. In fact, an article I read on CNN.com stated that doctors report having a “difficult” encounter with one out of every six patients. With some of the primary care docs seeing 24-30 patients a day, the number of difficult patients can add up every day and every week.

What happens if you have too many medical tests?

Having too many medical tests can provide you with a false sense of security, allowing you to believe that you are completely healthy when you really just had normal results on unnecessary tests. Another effect is that excessive radiation exposure is not considered safe, and can increase your risk of disease.