tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638875082980829174.post2186722601009616183..comments2023-12-28T16:02:42.416+05:30Comments on A malayali doctor's blog: Non medical reason for referring a patient-Part 2Arun.N.M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638875082980829174.post-45730274486775327202008-12-06T07:19:00.000+05:302008-12-06T07:19:00.000+05:30Thank you for the comments.Good communication make...Thank you for the comments.Good communication makes a lot of difference.It produces confidence in the doctor.Then the doctor may be able to take up more responsibility.<BR/><BR/>Seema, will post soon about that young 'positive' girl. Yes you can call her an AIDS patient as she is not just HIV positive but suffer from many AIDS defining illnesses.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638875082980829174.post-69472337184946742302008-12-05T15:34:00.000+05:302008-12-05T15:34:00.000+05:30True. The patient has as much faith in his dr. as ...True. The patient has as much faith in his dr. as he exudes.If the pros and cons are explained honestly, it can save more lives by preventing shifting of serious patients to higher centres. Sometimes the exertion of shifting may be enough to kill the patient.At the same time, with so many attacks on medicos, the decision whether to shift or not should be taken wisely.As you mentioned it may not be the patient's condition alone which is the deciding factor...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638875082980829174.post-74697031963074231332008-12-05T07:52:00.000+05:302008-12-05T07:52:00.000+05:30A correction to make: I wrote AIDS she is HIV+ rig...A correction to make: I wrote AIDS she is HIV+ right?Seemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900085078551972585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638875082980829174.post-42075390988578644702008-12-05T07:39:00.000+05:302008-12-05T07:39:00.000+05:30You are so correct, it is a common mindset for peo...You are so correct, it is a common mindset for people that treatment in bigger hospitals are better than smaller ones anytime. That gives rise to the mental satisfaction of having done enough and "Accepting it as fate". On the other hand some doctors probably don't want to even try taking up responsibility. <BR/><BR/>Hope your young AIDS patient is doing good.Seemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900085078551972585noreply@blogger.com