Doctors do their best in order to take good care of their patients because they want their patients to get well. It's in his best interests to do so, because a happy patient will refer lots of others to the doctor, and thus help his practice to grow. However, in this day and age, unfortunately the trust which patients used to have in their doctor has taken a big beating. This is why patients spend a lot of time on Dr. Google, trying to get his second opinions.
Now while I am a big believer in the Information Therapy which Dr. Google provides, patients need to understand that this is a double-edged sword , and they need to be sophisticated users to benefit from this. One of the worst things you can do to a doctor is to keep on challenging his authority or questioning his advice. He feels disrespected , and he's not going to take as good care of you as he would have if he had felt that…
