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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Constant access to articles and journals via our phones is the biggest problem. I am a doctor, and was talking to one of the maintenance guys in our building. He held up his phone and said “this is the great equalizer.  When I’m at the doctor and he tells me something, I can look it up on my phone and tell him if he’s right or wrong.” ?!?!?  People actually think this way. That googling something is the equivalent of 4 years undergrad plus 4 years Med school plus residency plus years of practice and continuing education. It’s baffling. [/quote]

I think you need a little humility. I’ve actually been in the ER googling my condition and then discussed the latest medication recommendations with the doctor, which changed what he prescribed. Similarly with my child, looking up the risks of sedation for a non-urgent MRI they were pushing to do ASAP. Likewise for myself, I’ve done a lot of research on sleep medications to understand why my doctor doesn’t want to prescribe benzos.

I definitely don’t think I know better than my doctors. If I did, I would go to a different doctor! But I am always going to do my own research when it comes to a serious condition/medication/intervention. The key is that this is the basis for a conversation with my doctor and shared decisionmaking. [/quote]

Can’t believe doctor PP hasn’t had to Google something in front of a patient. People can have very uncommon conditions and no doctor can know about them all and how to treat them.

Has happened to me with an unusual injury and often with a child with a very uncommon genetic condition. Am relieved that the doctors are listening and willing to admit there is something they don’t know.[/quote]

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