Doctor-patient communication: 4 simple keys to understand it
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Introduction
The communication between doctor and patient is one of the cornerstones of modern medicine, after all, the patient is the only one who really knows about the full extent of the nature of some of their symptoms.
However, this seems to be something some doctors haven't yet mastered, and we think it is worthwhile to ask yourself...
Are you sure your patients understand you?
When we try to imagine things in the medical practice that might go wrong and worsen a health problem or cause a new one, the most common cases to think about are surgery related infections, malpractice cases or accidents.