Many of the patients admitted to my hospital are old and of course they are sick. When you are both sick and old and if you are dependent on your children or some other relatives ,you may become a burden to them.
I have many patients in their 80s, very sick, living in and out of the hospital. Most of them are taken care of well by their children, but when I talk to the son or daughter who is taking care, I can feel the burden they feel.
"How many more days Sir?
Why so frequent admissions?
Will some thing happen all of a sudden?
Will these medicines really help?
Is ICU admission really needed?"
In those questions I can feel the financial burden. Also, the strain on the family due to disrupted schedule, lost working days, sleepless nights etc. etc.,.
The death when it finally come is a relief for all. Relief for the patient from misery and also from being a burden to their kids. Relief for the children from the expensive task of looking after their parent. Relief for me so that I need not see both the patient and children suffering.
Monday, July 7, 2008
How to greet a patient?
We doctors meet large number of patients everyday. How should a doctor greet a patient?
Different doctors greet patients differently. It may depend on many things. How busy a doctor is may be one of the important factor. Also, the local custom play a role.
How do I greet my patients? I never open the door for my patients. Either the nurse ushers them in or they come in by their own. I will be sitting at my desk and nodding my head with a smile. Then I will start the interview asking How are you? or what happened? or what is the problem?
If I am too busy, I may be taking down some notes of the previous patient or attending a telephone call in between patients. Then, I may look at the patient's face only after he/she is seated. May be it is rude but.....
How your doctor greet you? How would you like to be greeted by your doctor? Comments and suggestions are welcome
Different doctors greet patients differently. It may depend on many things. How busy a doctor is may be one of the important factor. Also, the local custom play a role.
How do I greet my patients? I never open the door for my patients. Either the nurse ushers them in or they come in by their own. I will be sitting at my desk and nodding my head with a smile. Then I will start the interview asking How are you? or what happened? or what is the problem?
If I am too busy, I may be taking down some notes of the previous patient or attending a telephone call in between patients. Then, I may look at the patient's face only after he/she is seated. May be it is rude but.....
How your doctor greet you? How would you like to be greeted by your doctor? Comments and suggestions are welcome
Health Care in India
India is supposed to be one of the fastest growing economy in the world. How does the growing economy help the poor in India? How it affects the health care situation especially for the poor?
An article bringing light into the true facts regarding the health care situation in rural India is there in The Hindu. The village Dhasai is only 150 kms away from India's commercial capital Mumbai.
Such villages are not an exception but the rule in rural India. Still our Government spends abysmally low amounts for health care, less than 2 percent of GDP.
So much political and media attention is there on the Indo-US nuclear deal.Will our politicians ever look seriously at this question of providing affordable and easily accessible health care facilities for all Indians?
An article bringing light into the true facts regarding the health care situation in rural India is there in The Hindu. The village Dhasai is only 150 kms away from India's commercial capital Mumbai.
Such villages are not an exception but the rule in rural India. Still our Government spends abysmally low amounts for health care, less than 2 percent of GDP.
So much political and media attention is there on the Indo-US nuclear deal.Will our politicians ever look seriously at this question of providing affordable and easily accessible health care facilities for all Indians?
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