Dr. Centor has a quiz. He’s responding to a med student’s post about “thinking like a doctor” (the entry is dated 12/25). Here’s Dr. Centor:
As Anthony matures as a physician, he will face a major challenge. How do you as a physician explain diagnostic tests, treatments and diagnoses in terms that patients understand?
As physicians, we have an obligation to “break it down” into understandable terminology. I spend much time on rounds developing analogies of disease so that patients will understand what we mean.
Try it: translate his three medical terms into layman’s language.
