Suppose you always strive to tell the truth, but your doctor believes you're a liar. Does that mean you have a moral obligation to say you drink less than you actually do so that your doctor will come away knowing the truth?https://twitter.com/DavidJuurlink/status/1161605846775803905 …
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It's also usually not lying but more selective memory that leads patients to underreport the unhealthy things they do and to overreport the healthy.
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I was asked how much I drink and I said about a bottle of wine a year. That was written down as a bottle a week. I can’t remember when I last drank alcohol.
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That brings up an interesting point. Yes, many patients do lie to their doctors. Yet some don’t. As a patient I sometimes feel I need to ‘prove’ to my doctor that I am truthful or trust worthy. Like when a doctor commends me during history taking. 1/2
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Then there is an idea if the patient can trust the Doctor. I have had a few issues where I felt I have been scolded. At least onetime I felt the need to say, I am being truthful, don’t you want to know the truth? Ok one more 2/3
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People in general overestimate the good things they do and underestimate the bad things. Doctors also do this about their patients. Believe your patients, unless you have evidence to prove otherwise.
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