Ugh. I hate that method. The doctor stares at their laptop, ticking off boxes, and rarely makes eye contact with the patient. If your body didn't happen to read the same textbook that form was based off of, you're screwed.

This is what I think

How is this video so satisfying? It was a pain to watch actually

Hello how are you doing??

How are you doing today hope you're safe over there?

How are you doing today hope you safe over there?

We're supposed to get about 20 minutes (that's usually about what US insurance will cover), but most people report actual face-to-face contact with a provider closer to five minutes. I have several chronic illnesses, and I see doctors frequently. I also grew up in Saudi Arabia between 1980-1995. The quality of healthcare I received in Saudi Arabia quite frankly was above and beyond the average healthcare in the US.

Exactly what I was thinking

It actually freaked me out a little bit lol...she SWITCHED

Would hate to have you as a doctor.

I see that you are frustrated because your patients are not describing their problems as you expected. I believe that you have to realize and learn that patients are people who have a problem and it's making them annoyed and sad so you have to sympathize with them since they are the ones with a problem (not you), You should not enter the room and expect the patient to describe his problems in the exact same way a patient in a medical textbook describe them! "The patient did not read Macleod's Clinical Examination book like you did!". Once you accept that reality you will start to allow yourself to improve your communication skills and you will become a better doctor! Here is what you have to work on: 1- Empathize with your patients (they are the one who's suffering and expecting to be treated well) + (they are humans who will feel better psychologically when they find another human who understand them). 2- Work up your way to guide the conversation. (if patients use very few words to describe their problem). 3- be patient and don't look in a hurry. Just set down and tell them to speak and gather the information then categorize them in the systemic history taking taking approach that you learned. I hope that you read my feedback and apply my points and hopefully they will help you out! Greetings from a 4th year Medical Student from The Middle East.

@@headcrusher3376 Thank you for your advice which I'll take with great appreciation. You are right that patients are not trained to understand the symptoms of a disease so we ask them to describe their symptoms IN THEIR OWN WORDS, ie do not put words in their mouth like , " ....So you have this and that, yeah?".....And that is exactly where the problem is....Without the right words it is very difficult to make a general diagnosis locate the possible causes. Empathy is of upmost importance to build up a rapport but I'm sure you understand the pressure of time in a busy surgery. Thanks anyway and best wishes for your future!! PS I'm not a Dr.

I have a fully typed medication, all my doctor's I've seen, symptom checker, my medical history, allergies, surgery's and beief family history. I put on a zip keep in my files, grab and go. I always have them send paperwork ahead.