How to Make the Most Out of Your Doctor Visit
Most people have their doctor’s ear for about 10 minutes during a routine examination. It’s vital to prepare a strategy that will get most if not all of your questions answered.
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During a typical visit to the doctor’s office — after all the time spent waiting — you’d be lucky to get your physician’s ear for 10, maybe 15 minutes total. Elizabeth Renter of U.S. News says it’s unfair to blame doctors for the recent shift that has them listening less. She identifies this as a symptom of a more complex situation that has levied upon physicians a surplus of “conflicting task priorities.” It’s the sort of thing Big Think expert Michael Vassar decried in a recent video interview that I’ve embedded below.
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