To make life and death decisions for people requires you have hubris and faith in yourself. Sure, but outside of surgeons and the ER, most doctors are not maki

To make life and death decisions for people requires you have hubris and faith in yourself. Sure, but outside of surgeons and the ER, most doctors are not making life or death decisions all too often. Your average family medicine doctor should always be presenting multiple options for care, and be honest with the patient and themselves that they may be wrong about the diagnosis. I know some people dislike so-called weasel words, but doctors should be using them regularly.