Patient Allegation

For one who plans on having a career in the medical field, is bound to have patients come in who’s allegation may not always be true due to tests contradicting their information. These are the types of situation where, as a physician, one needs to be careful in order to prevent making the patient angry or in some cases embarrassed. As physicians, it is our job to make sure that our patients feel they can be trusted and respected at the same time. Personally, I need to make sure that all of the information I have in front of me is valid, beginning with the tests. I do not want to go into that room and tell a patient something they assured me was not true, before making sure I had all of the right information in front of me. There are many steps one needs to take when experience this type of dilemma with a patient, which I will go into more detail in the upcoming paragraphs. It was Tuesday morning, I had an appointment with a woman who has been experiencing some morning sickness
I was personally shocked because I was ninety percent sure that she was lying. I also did not want to call her a liar and wanted to make sure I did everything that was possible of me. She was sort of happy when she heard the results because it meant that she was not pregnant, but also really nervous about having a brain tumor. I had a neurosurgeon talk to her, which he stated that this tumor was not hard or risky to remove. After she heard that she was even happier and was really thankful that I believed her and was willing to go the extra mile to prove that she was right. After this situation, I learned that at times we need to believe our patients. I, myself, was certain that she was lying but was just willing to do the tests because I knew it would make her happy. That’s what we need to do for our patients rather than calling them liars right away, make sure that we are correct and have done everything in our