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> "Airplane mechanic decides service manual incorrect, custom fix leads to 200 dead" All airplanes of the identical model have an identical manual. No two hum
by user_7832 3y ago
> "Airplane mechanic decides service manual incorrect, custom fix leads to 200 dead"
All airplanes of the identical model have an identical manual.
No two humans respond the same to complex (or often, even simple) health conditions/situations.
Just because we don't have enough docs doesn't mean custom solutions are the enemy.
- pixl97 3y agoNow, if we had an unlimited number of doctors this wouldn't be near the problem (why we have a limited number of doctors is a different question). If a huge portion of the US population wasn't old relative to the part of the population that is young, this wouldn't be near the problem. If a massive portion of the US population wasn't... um... massive, well then this wouldn't as much of a problem. But the country we are left with has too few doctors, too many old people, and too many unhealthy people. We can argue until we're blue on why that is the case, but that does nothing to change that your doctor has about 5 minutes with you and an entire waiting room full of patients today, tomorrow, and the everyday after that to the point they are turning patients away in most places.
- nradov 3y agoCustom solutions aren't the enemy, but in situations where an applicable evidence-based medicine protocol exists it would be malpractice to deviate from that without a damn good reason. Those treatment protocols produce good results for average patients (i.e. most of us).