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I will no longer disclose to these people what my profession is, unless I determine it’s pertinent to my treatment.

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I work with med students. One of the things they are taught (and then tested on) is to get the occupation of the patient. It's supposed to be in their history-taking. For better or for worse, they are literally taught this. [/quote]
Sure! But why exactly, especially if it’s not physical labor?[/quote]

There are lots of risk differences beyond straight up physical labor. There are big differences in ore term labor by work environment, for example. Also, there is something to be said for knowing your patient a bit (and having them feel known.) [/quote]

I’ve honestly always been bothered that not one of my doctors nor specialists seems to recall any responses of mine. I recently encountered this after a test at the cardiologist. The nurse asked why I was there for the visit, when they had me schedule the follow up to an echocardiogram. It was as if my file was never read when the Dr arrived and began flipping thru. [/quote]

We actually teach the med students this also --to always ask the patients what brings them in on that particular day, even for a follow up to labs/diagnostics. The reason is this: Patients often have a different agenda than the dr does. Yes, it should be in the chart that the patient is there to f/u on an echo, but the patient may think something totally different and that will need to be addressed. They do this to make sure they cover everything the patient wants to cover. [/quote]

It comes across concerning that you are unaware of my medical condition. I don’t mind if the nurse says “you are here today for ….” But asking me is off putting IMO. [/quote]

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