Doctor-patient relationship

counterpart is the emphasis on holistic healing. Rather than viewing patients as a set of symptoms, isolated to one particular organ or system, D.O.’s recognize the interconnected nature of the human body. While it can be argued that allopathic schools endorse this same doctrine, such practices are truly foundational to osteopathic medicine and therefore an integral component of patient care. This tendency for D.O.’s to approach patients as more than just their ailment extends beyond physical…

No one likes going to the doctor, no one likes being sick, no one likes the unknown. We all want answers when things go wrong, we all want to feel better. Today modern medicine allows for quick answers and a pill or treatment for almost anything. We have determined that viruses and bacteria are malignant cells that attack the healthy cells within our bodies and that sickness is the result of the immune system trying to defend the body from the malignant cells. What would it have been like to…

the unglamorous and often obstacle-ridden path to becoming a doctor, because I witnessed firsthand the struggle that my parents faced to regain their certification as doctors in the United States. However, what ultimately makes me want to become an osteopathic physician is what I observed from all the osteopathic physicians that I shadowed and talked to. I believe that successful osteopathic physician must be personable, passionate, patient centered, and most importantly, a leader in the…

right to an action. In this way, it can be said that an engineer is ethically neutral to a company who has not contracted him to complete a bridge design; or a nurse is ethically neutral to a patient to whom she is not assigned. The same cannot be said for a doctor who enters into a contract to care for a patient. Morals and ethics are intrinsic to the medical profession. Caring is intrinsic to the profession; It is not possible to provide care for someone without actually caring for them.…

Everyone had visited doctors, and in most the time, patients are very passive and doctors are very active. However, follow the improvement of the Internet technologies, people can know most the medicine information from different professional or popular websites. Then, the Patient-Doctor relationship can be changed that the doctors would not even autonomy like in the past. Sick Role Theory and Structural Functionalism According to Talcott Parsons who identified Sick Role Theory in 1951,…

Doctors Should be Transparent Concerning Medical Errors Physicians should have more transparency regarding medical mistakes. Medical errors by doctors should be accepted and discussed. Some doctors refuse to talk about their medical errors; however, mistakes should not be hidden or something to be embarrassed about. Doctors should have a good line of communication with their staff and patients. As medical mistakes are made, doctors can learn from them to prevent future mistakes. Doctors should…

all things patients see in a doctor’s office, but something intangible to a patient is the doctor’s charisma and care for the patient. A patients experience from the moment they walk into the waiting room till the time they leave determines whether they are going to keep that doctor for as long as they can. If a doctor can establish an ever-lasting relationship with his/her physician, it speaks volume about the success of the physician. From my observations at various hospitals, a…

his article Why Doctors Should Intervene, presents some of the complicated affective influences that enter into the doctor – patient relationship when a patient is facing a life threatening situation. Patient autonomy has been the watchword of the medical community. Serving as the Magna Charta by which doctors have operated in their associations with terminal patients, honoring patient autonomy has been the guidelines by which doctors set limits on their involvement in patients lives. However…

Patients have the right to know everything about their medical conditions. While being aware of their situation they are able to approve or disagree medical treatments. Patients right also include their privacy which prohibit unauthorized personnel to access their record, or being present at the time of treatment. They are entitled to know what kind of risk they are about to go through with certain treatment or surgical procedure. In order for the physician start and process he/she needs to…

adversely affect the consultations with a healthcare provider. The technology also lays a burden on doctors who may be struggling to use the new technology in addition to the problem of inadequate assessment since the doctor cannot touch or feel the patient. The major benefits of the technology include improved quality of life, improved patient satisfaction with health services, and improved patient compliance with treatment plans, as well as decreased hospital utilization. Info-Ethics…