nebero Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Dear headache patient: when I tell you that your head ct results are normal please don't get mad at me. As much as you want to know the cause of your headache, you don't want to be told that you have a mass in your brain. I just don't understand patients getting mad when you tell them that their tests are negative. Last time I checked, that supposed to be a good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebero Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Dear headache patient: when I tell you that your head ct results are normal please don't get mad at me. As much as you want to know the cause of your headache, you don't want to be told that you have a mass in your brain. I just don't understand patients getting mad when you tell them that their tests are negative. Last time I checked, that supposed to be a good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I avoid terms like normal or negative. you order a test to confirm or rule out, and I report results that way. "We don't see evidence of....." "X ray confirms.........." etc........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I avoid terms like normal or negative. you order a test to confirm or rule out, and I report results that way. "We don't see evidence of....." "X ray confirms.........." etc........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Scoufalos Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 My standard reply: "No news is good news" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Scoufalos Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 My standard reply: "No news is good news" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted July 26, 2011 Moderator Share Posted July 26, 2011 My absolute favorite complaint: "I went to another ER, and they didn't do anything for me"- no matter what body system Records from the other institution reveal full H&P, lab work, CT scans, ultrasounds...show no emergent complaint. In the patient's eyes, if you can't find a cause for their complaint in the ER, no matter how acute or chronic, no matter how much money you spend on testing or use your "fancy medical learnin'", you didn't do ANYTHING. Grinds my gears everytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted July 26, 2011 Moderator Share Posted July 26, 2011 My absolute favorite complaint: "I went to another ER, and they didn't do anything for me"- no matter what body system Records from the other institution reveal full H&P, lab work, CT scans, ultrasounds...show no emergent complaint. In the patient's eyes, if you can't find a cause for their complaint in the ER, no matter how acute or chronic, no matter how much money you spend on testing or use your "fancy medical learnin'", you didn't do ANYTHING. Grinds my gears everytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Dear headache patient: when I tell you that your head ct results are normal please don't get mad at me. As much as you want to know the cause of your headache, you don't want to be told that you have a mass in your brain. I just don't understand patients getting mad when you tell them that their tests are negative. Last time I checked, that supposed to be a good news. This is the world I live in. That's why I HAVE to spend 30 minutes with each patient (which you can't do in FP or ER setting) teaching them what causes headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Dear headache patient: when I tell you that your head ct results are normal please don't get mad at me. As much as you want to know the cause of your headache, you don't want to be told that you have a mass in your brain. I just don't understand patients getting mad when you tell them that their tests are negative. Last time I checked, that supposed to be a good news. This is the world I live in. That's why I HAVE to spend 30 minutes with each patient (which you can't do in FP or ER setting) teaching them what causes headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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