We should be free to push a doctor on things and have them answer as to why we're wrong. I can only imagine that must be very annoying to doctors. After working

We should be free to push a doctor on things and have them answer as to why we're wrong. I can only imagine that must be very annoying to doctors. After working even with technical clients that manage to misunderstand and come up with all sorts of troublesome reports of non-issues, it's easy to get complacent. While it's not a good use of resources to run all sorts of tests for everyone, the tradeoff changes for you individually. Sorta like how the fox is only running for its lunch while the rabbit is running for its life. The limiting factor is probably the reliability of tests: get enough done and you'll find _something_ that looks wrong but isn't. Wikipedia lists hospital error as the leading preventable cause of death[1]. The source used notes "Serious harm seems to be 10- to 20-fold more common than lethal harm.". I'm a bit biased due to repeated experience. I lost one child due to being overly deferential to doctors instead of pushing a harder (trivially preventable issue). I saved another after flat-out rejecting the analysis of a nurse that appeared to be having trouble with simple math (after insisting on being re-evaluated, the child was rushed to emergency care; issue avoided - even got an apology). It reminds me of patio11's advice on salary negotiation. A bit of discomfort while discussing the subject vs a large payoff. I'd prefer to feel a little uncomfortable and annoy a doctor with a few additional questions, piss of a nurse for double-checking their work, given the stakes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventable_causes_of_death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventable_causes_of_death