How specialists can handle difficult patients
I recently had the opportunity to speak with a group of neurogastroenterologists who practice at a major referral center. These specialty physicians treat people with complex digestive disorders such as gastroparesis, abnormal motility, and irritable bowel disease. They also treat patients with illnesses categorized as “functional gastrointestinal disorders,” where no specific physical or lab abnormality can be identified. The people who have these disorders can get very frustrated and unhappy …
How specialists can handle difficult patients
