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by knz
3468 days ago
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My pregnant wife was bounced between clinics a few years back and subsequently spent several weeks in a hospital bed. We had the same experience of having to repeat the story every shift change (at least for the first week) and ultimately became incredibly frustrated with doctors doing rounds who would directly contradict the information provided by other medical staff or what was written in her chart. One of the biggest lessons we took away from the whole experience was the need to be your own medical advocate (understand the health issues, pay attention to what doctors tell you, and don't be afraid to ask for clarification or challenge them if they say something that contradicts other information from a reputable source) - doctors work long hours and see many patients - it's not really surprising that they make mistakes and may miss critical information when scanning similar data sets hour after hour. Unfortunately for patients can be serious consequences to these errors. (I hope your daughter is doing ok now!) |
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