SHOULD DOCTOR GIVE ALL OPTIONS OF TREATMENT OR SHOULD BE GIVEN THE BEST OPTION -----WHO WILL DECIDE THE BEST OPTIONS?

SHOULD DOCTOR GIVE ALL OPTIONS OF TREATMENT OR SHOULD PATIENT BE GIVEN THE BEST OPTION -----WHO WILL DECIDE THE BEST OPTION?

MEDICAL SCIENCE NOW A DAYS COMES UNDER CONSUMER REDRESSAL FORUM. THIS BECOMES NECESSARY FOR AN DOCTOR TO GIVE ALL OPTIONS OF TREATMENT TO PATIENTS. PATIENT MIGHT INTERPRET IT IN DIFFERENT WAY CHOOSING A WRONG OPTIONS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLICATIONS SURGEON IS GOING TO BELAME. DISCUSSION AND ADVICE INVITED

NEVER COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS

NEVER COMPARE THE RESULT OF SURGERY OF OTHER PATIENTS WITH YOURS. YOU ARE DIFFERENT. GOD HAS MADE US ALL DIFFERENT. DESTINY IS DIFFERENT. THAN WHY SHOULD WE COMPARE?

EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY ITS THERE TO HELP HUMANS STILL FIRST DUTY OF DOCTOR IS TO EDUCATE PATIENT THAT SOAP AND WATER ARE THE BEST DISINFECTANT

TARGET VISION AFTER SURGERY WAS USED TO BE JUST TREATING THE BLINDNESS SO THAT PATIENT CAN DO HIS DAILY ROUTINE WORK. BUT TODAY DAILY ROUTINE WORK OR NEEDS OF GERIATRIC OR OLD PATIENTS HAVE CHANGED FROM JUST GOING TO NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE TO DRIVING A CAR AT BUSY STREET TO READING A NEWS PAPER EVERY DAY. TECHNOLOGY HAS GIVEN US ADVANTAGE SO THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE THESE TARGETS. SO EMBRACE THE TECHNOLOGY

LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS MORE DANGEROUS

INTERNET AWARE PATIENTS.

sometimes internet aware patients can be a difficult patient. patient should be told not to believe every thing written on website. for example patient’s attendant with nearly mature cataract asking for medicine or drops instead of surgery. When told that surgery is the only answer for cataract they started telling the references on the Internet describing cataract can be treated with medicines only. Such patients are to be told for -

     1.      Checking, that the site is regularly updated.

2. Checking, that information is supported by references.
3. Observing whether an individual or an organization compiles the site.
4. Looking at the 'About us' information to see who sponsors the site and whether commercial interests are involved.
5. Seeing whether the site has presence other than online - e.g. an address or other contact details.

     6.      Looking grammatical or typographical errors indicative of a poorly edited site.

     7.      Not using the information on Internet as Consultation because information on Internet is generalized.