The Hindu·4 min read·medium

Why you get better care when you stop nodding and start asking why

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Narayana Subramaniam
Why you get better care when you stop nodding and start asking why
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This article discusses the importance of patients actively questioning their doctors rather than passively accepting medical advice. It highlights that medical diagnoses are often based on probability and interpretation rather than absolute certainty.

Priya walks into an orthopaedician’s clinic with knee pain that she says she has had for three months. The doctor spends eight minutes with her, orders an MRI, and asks her to come back with the images.

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