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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doctors really only fire patients for what they believe is a liability to their malpractice insurance. But I could see how questions could be seen as threatening by some doctors. [/quote]

How is asking doctors questions about your care or prescribed medications threatening? [/quote]

Questions about care is not threatening, but if the questions are because the patient is not trusting my prescribed treatment plan or diagnostic work up as appropriate, then that is not a therapeutic relationship that’s going to benefit them. “You have ordered an abdominal CT, might that not lead to cancer? Can you promise me it won’t lead to cancer?” is also tricky because no of course I can’t, I can just say that I believe the benefit of this tool outweighs the risk for you at this time. If the patient clearly disagrees, then that’s fine, but I’m not going to take on the liability of a patient who refuses my diagnostic work up or, who agrees to it but says they’re going to come after me if it leads to cancer. It’s not worth the headache. Find a doctor you trust and if that’s not me, I get it and that’s fine. [/quote]

I got news for you. There are no patients who trust a Dr. and that includes your patients. They’re all verifying everything you tell them. 
Every patient knows you’re not in it because you care because the odds are you don’t. 
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