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Is there a power imbalance between medical care providers and their patients? (feddit.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ki4jgt@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Concussed@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

As someone with a few autoimmune disorders, the most effective way to assess a doctor is to see if they talk with you or at you. If they talk at you during the first appointment, it's best to cut em loose and keep looking until you find one who talks with you. This, along with having a decent knowledge base of the topic at hand, prevents you from having a power tripping M.D. and also makes getting proper medical attention much easier!