knowing medical facts is healthful to even those not in the health profession.
By adaako
@adaako (14)
Uganda
March 12, 2010 8:02am CST
There are mistakes and misunderstanding among people that specialisation means not to cross to another department in any way.Today,many people have suffered a lot of yet easily avoidable health problems simply because they are not concerned about knowing medical facts related to their personal health.All they know is to wait until they become sick and then visit their doctor.There is a misleading belief that doctors are the ones who are supposed to know health issues.They are to know but personal health begins from each and every living human being.You can't leave your health in the hands of some one else yet you too knows better than any other person about your health.So I really think it will be wish if we know medical facts that concern our health other than relying on a doctor or any other medical personnel.
What do you think about this and how were you concerned about your health?
1 response
@amijor (234)
• Philippines
12 Mar 10
Yes, you're right. People have this misconception that only doctors and nurses should know what's going on with their body. What these people don't know is that doctor's only know what's wrong with your body when you yourself know what's going on with it. You can't just expect a doctor to PLAINLY look at you and say "I'm sorry to tell you but you have a stage 3 lung cancer". Doctor's rely on your reported symptoms to make differential diagnosis and from there he eliminates other diseases that does not fit in with your symptoms. It is also a good thing that doctors don't need to state and restate and restate and restate a treatment just because you don;t know why it's done or what its for.
@adaako (14)
• Uganda
12 Mar 10
Oh friend great of you.I now know that not all people neglect their health.I am really excited with your response that I would wish many people can think like that.It's true that doctors rely on reported symptoms and in most cases base their diagnoses on signs.If one knows about health facts concerning one's life earlier and willingly,I don't thing there will be much health complications to hear of.
