Originally Posted by
homonculus
For all the faults of US medicine, this is rubbish
after 45 years of medcine and surgery practice in usa
dont tell me this is rubbish
in the 70's we use to do the best we could to the patients
then the attorneys took over
now when we see a patient first thing in mind is not "what i can do to help this patient?" but
"what I need to do to protect myself against malpractice if i take care of this patient?"
that means that first you have to obtain hard data to prove what is not present ie expensive diagnostic tests to confirm and protect you as a doctor
then you try to determine what is that the patient needs.
we use to diagnose appendicitis with our hands and brains in the 70's
now it takes 2000 dollars to obtain a CT scan since missing the diagnosis will cost you perhaps 100 million dolllars
dont call this rubbish. its the price the attorneys ask that determines how we practice medicine in USA