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I have never expereinced a doctor that doesnt listen to their patient. However most dont take everything the patient says at face value. Processing, weighing,
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
I have never expereinced a doctor that doesnt listen to their patient. However most dont take everything the patient says at face value.
Processing, weighing, and interpreting what patients say is a fundamental part of their job. Sifting through crappy data and figuring out what is relevant.
You are paying them for their personal biases.
- ok_dad 2y ago“I haven’t drank alcohol.” The doctors interpretation: “She’s clearly a drunk.” Like I said elsewhere, a night in the hospital would have solved this immediately, but the doctor was unable to get past their own bias.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI don't disagree, but what you are missing is that those biases are correct 99.9999% of time. It's unclear if the doctors she saw even knew that Auto Brewery syndrome existed.
- ok_dad 2y agoSix nines? Really? Sounds like you need to show evidence of that claim.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoSevere auto-brewery has been documented on the order of 20 times in the history of the western world. Thats why it is worth publishing a paper about, and why doctors dont suspect it, and might not even know about it. How many people have have gone to the doctor and lied about their alcohol use? 6 nines is 1 a million patients. There are probably more nines than that.
- ok_dad 2y agoNow you’re just mixing up sub groups and definitions to meet your criteria. Mine are simple: doctors should listen more.