One of the commonest complaints patients have about doctors is that they don't bother to explain anything to them. Most of their explanations are short and sweet - curt and to the point. They're full of medical jargon, which means that the patient usually doesn't have a clue what the doctor meant. However, most just nod their head whenever the doctor has finished talking , so that the doctor assumes that the patient has understood everything he's told him.
This brings us to the key question - if patients don't understand what the doctor is saying, then why don't patients ask doctors more questions? After all, they know it's important for them to understand what's happening to their body. I find it quite surprising that even extremely intelligent professionals ( such as CEOs and lawyers ) are often tongue tied when talking to a doctor. It's not as if they don't have any questions, or…
