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September 17, 1986 Portland Observer, Page 9
I What Your Doctor
A T T E N T IO N
May Not Be
Telling You
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Accepting, without question, deci-
'idns your doctor nukes about your
medical care may he unhealthy
I f you do not ask about drugs heing
pt>scnhed for you or the reason for
<atain medical tests — or worse yet. if
situ blindly go ahead with surgery —
yo© could come down with a case of
"tttfogcnccis," otherwise known as a
doctor induced illness
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CALEN DAR AN N O U N C E M E N T
The last t lal physician* can m ake
people sick is rarely discussed publicly,
though articles about tragic doctor er
rors routinely appear in medical jo u r
nals Most people have the false sense
M s m b s r i of Lin k*. Inc . Portland C hapter, invited
o f confidence that, no matter what, the
c o m m u n ity m em bers to v ie w and discuss the
doctor knows best
video tape Babies Having Babies"
Ideas from
In truth, says Dr David T Nash, a
cardiologist and clinical professor o f
i
medicine at Upstate Medical Center,
University Hospital. Syracuse. N Y .
"A lthough American medicine today is
the most technically sophisticated, it
| can also be hazardous to your health "
TI*.- primary risks are from over-
prescription of drugs, questionable use
o f medical tests and X rays, incorrect
■ diagnoses, hospital-incubated infec-
I titjns and surgery
According to Dr Nash, the surest
way to avoid becoming a victim o f iat
rcyenesia is for individuals to "become
ntpre knowledgeable, active partners in
their own health care ”
Specifically, he recommends the fo l
lowing:
• Staying well through common sense
practices, rather than relying on
medicine to cure bad habits, is your
best guarantee to a longer, healthier
5 • life
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discussion w ill be used to form strategies for com
bating the problem of teen pregnancies
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• Become a vocal, informed self
advocate in vour medical care It is
your right to refuse any X ray, test or
treatment that you are not convinced
is needed If your doctor does not
like to he questioned, find another
one who w ill accept you as a partner
in your treatment
• Ask about any medication pre
scribed fin d out its name, what it is
expected to do. what side effects it
may cause and whether any other
substances you arc taking w ill inter
fere with it Make sure you tell the
doctor any drug sensitivities you
have lake only those drugs that are
absolutely necessary
• Ask what the doctor hopes to leam
from proposed laboratory tests or X
rays, what the benefits and risks are.
and the costs What w ill happen if
you do not have it done? Are there
alternatives?
• When surgery is recommended, ask
why Find out if nonsurgical options
are available and how often the par
ticular operation is performed Other
questions to ask: W ill the surgery be
done by a senior staff surgeon? How
often has the surgeon performed the
operation? Also, it is advisable to get
a second opinion from a board-
certified specialist who does not
practice in the same office or hospital
as the first doctor
For a tree reprint o f "T he Disease
Doctors Don’t Talk A b o u t," write to
Reprints Editor. Reader’s Digest, Box
25. Pleasantville. N Y 10570
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An amazing percentage o f visits to
the doctor are unnecessary. most health
problems are "s e lf lim itin g ," which
means that they go away by themselves
and there isn’t much, if anything,
yotxor modem medicine) can do to has
ten their departure
It’s sometimes hard to tell whether
you should take two aspirin and go to
bed. or go to the trouble and expense o f
a doctor’ s visit, however, and that’s
w here the phone comes in handy. Good
doctors never insist on seeing their pa
tienls unnecessarily, and they're al
ways happy to make self-care recom
mendations over the phone when it's
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TERRIFIC
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If you’ re organized and prepared
when you call your doctor's office,
you’ ll win the respect and appreciation
o f the receptionist, which w ill make the
telephone help that much more e ffi
cient
I Introduce yourself State briefly
(one sentence) why you're calling
( " I ’ ve had a fever o f lO T fo r three days
and I was wondering if there's some
thmgelse I should be doing about it.")*
If you don’t think your problem needs
to be seen by the doctor, say so
2 Be prepared to answer (use
notes!):
• What are the specific symptoms?
• When (what day/what time) did the
symptoms start?
• What have you done for relief, if
anything? (Refer to notes for names
o f medications Don't forget to men
tion over-the counter medications.)
• Why are you womed?/How would
you like us to help you?
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