Suddenly my farther had chest pains. The emergency has arrived, and ECG was taken. I was of course eager to learn the results immediately. “You need to study six years to understand it”, snapped the doctor. “Your GP will inform you in due time”. I was appalled. After all I had a university degree and many years working in the Health IT area. Am I really uncapable to understand the ECG readings?… Read More
Category: Deductive reasoning in health, Eductated patient, Health Literacy, holistic health knowledge, Uncategorized Tags: patients and doctors, patients and education, patients can know more about health, patients can learn about their health, patients contribution to health, patients health knowledge, patients health literacy
I remember sitting in the Intensive Care Unit (ISU) attending a patient after cardio surgery. The usually quiet atmosphere of ISU was interrupted by electrifying fuss: the physician on duty was peeping into the corridor, the assistant was nervously sorting patients’ charts. It was clear that the Doctors’ Round was about to start. Indeed, in about 10 minutes the doors of ISU opened wide and He appeared: the Chief Medical Doctor,… Read More
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