By witnessing physician-patient interaction in different clinical settings, it is evident that the physician-patient model varies depending on the circumstances. For example, a specialist consulted in an Intensive Care Unit is for the first time meeting the patient; the approach leans more towards the informative model where the facts are given to the patient or family members in order for them to decide what the ideal intervention or treatment will be, though the physician seems to be more detached. On the other hand, the deliberative model is more consistent with primary care in which the doctor and patient have established a relationship and the determination is open to discussion yet always advocating for shared decision-making. In other
