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Curious...have any individuals ever found the reverse to be true? Doctor takes a look at patient (who presumably appears to be in very good shape) and quickly d
by RyanOD 10y ago
Curious...have any individuals ever found the reverse to be true? Doctor takes a look at patient (who presumably appears to be in very good shape) and quickly draws the conclusion, "You're working/training too hard. Just take a break."
No real diagnosis, just a quick assumption that, "Hey, this person looks like they're in great shape. They'll get better one way of the other. I have bigger fish to fry."
Just curious.
- hasenj 10y agoObesity is an actual condition. Being athletic is not a medical condition.
- ivraatiems 10y agoObesity is a descriptor of somebody's physical state. It's not technically a disease. Your physical state is your medical condition. So, being athletic is an important piece of medical information. Athletes are at risk for some things that non-athletic people are not.
- hasenj 10y agoA descriptor of physical state is not mutually exclusive with condition. In fact a condition is almost always a description of a body's physical state.
- ivraatiems 10y agoOh, yeah, that definitely happens. It happens to young people, too. They come in with X symptom and doctors are like "nah, you're so young, you're just fine." Then it turns out you are not fine. This also negatively effects people who have unusual or hard-to-diagnose conditions that exhibit symptoms similar to those of other conditions. Doctors apply 90%-suitable heuristics to 100% of candidates too often, in my opinion.
- AstralStorm 10y agoIf it were 90% applicable if would be good. These are not validated and are likely much less accurate.
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