It would reassure me. I'm a subspecialist in my own field and I don't care who you are or how many years of training and practice you have, you cannot know it all and you cannot be up to date on everything. There are those who will wing it and provide advice with confidence whether they really know what they are doing or not. Looking up answers is not a sign of weakness or bad practice, it's smart.

What if a lawyer answered your questions without doing any research? Wouldnt you consider that malpractice?

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be relieved that they know what they don't know and know how to find out the right answer.

+1

+2. This actually happened to me, and I was glad that she was taking the time to make sure that I was getting the best, most accurate information.

+3. My doctor did this today, he wanted to confirm a medicine he was prescribing for me didn't counteract with something I wasn't already taking.

OP: you are a fool if you think doctors know everything.

I would appreciate it. I've had both doctors and nurse-midwives give me inaccurate and outdated information about medication and dosages before. When we were under NHS care, the doctors routinely looked up information in reference books and their online system.

I had a family practice doc do this when I had a horrible sinus infection and was 8 weeks pregnant. He wanted to make sure that he prescribed the right antibiotics. I was a little unnerved by it, so I called an old high school friend's dad who is an OB ("Hi. Dr. Smith? This is... - it was pretty funny but I was a FTM and stressed out!). He assuaged my fears and told me that the antibiotics would be fine. He also reminded me that my Dr. must be a pretty smart guy to double-check things instead of just guessing based on what he "thought" was the right thing to do. It was a good reminder!

Maybe he or she was just confirming what they already thought. It wouldn't faze me. And new knowledge in the field is happening all the time.

I left a practice that did this. But, it was more of an issue with a fit for me as a whole with the practice. It seemed that they mainly saw older people struggling with age-related issues. I was a nursing mom, and needed medication for something rather common. It took the PA and the doctor nearly 45 minutes to figure out what to give me, and I had to direct them towards the resources to find out the information. My husband is also pretty athletic, and had some questions about sports-related injuries, and they weren't very helpful. We switched to a family practice, and have found that they are more in tune with our needs.

This happened to me at a urgent care location I took my daughter too a couple of years ago. I was not offended just a little surprised. I am glad she took the time to make sure my DD got the correct treatment.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be relieved that they know what they don't know and know how to find out the right answer.

+1

+2. This actually happened to me, and I was glad that she was taking the time to make sure that I was getting the best, most accurate information.

I'd be impressed or I'd think nothing of it.

I was thrilled when my doctor told me he wasn't sure the answers to my questions and researched the current information before providing an answer.

I'd be impressed. Instead of brushing me off or telling me some BS, they are using resources to give me correct info. You can't expect them to know everything.

Anonymous wrote:I'd be relieved that they know what they don't know and know how to find out the right answer.

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I'd be relieved that they know what they don't know and know how to find out the right answer.

or went to look something up on the internet...

would you feel weird? offended? worried they're not that smart?