Comments on: Why does American medicine do so many tests? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/why-does-american-medicine-do-so-many.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/why-does-american-medicine-do-so-many.html/comment-page-1#comment-80580 Anonymous Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:45:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/why-does-american-medicine-do-so-many-tests.html#comment-80580 If I could get one, only one, test for that scenario, it would be thyroid. If I could get one, only one, test for that scenario, it would be thyroid.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/why-does-american-medicine-do-so-many.html/comment-page-1#comment-80530 Anonymous Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/why-does-american-medicine-do-so-many-tests.html#comment-80530 Patients want to feel well. They seek care for any and all maladies - some life threatening, some simply normal human experience (restless leg syndrome, fibromyalgia, headaches ...)<br/><br/>There is often a disconnect between how sick the patient looks and how sick they tell us they feel.<br/><br/>The labs help bridge the gap. That's why we check them. Patients want to feel well. They seek care for any and all maladies – some life threatening, some simply normal human experience (restless leg syndrome, fibromyalgia, headaches …)

There is often a disconnect between how sick the patient looks and how sick they tell us they feel.

The labs help bridge the gap. That’s why we check them.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/why-does-american-medicine-do-so-many.html/comment-page-1#comment-80491 Anonymous Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/why-does-american-medicine-do-so-many-tests.html#comment-80491 Did I miss something? Ms McArdle was inexplicably losing weight and had developed "palpitations" and she's puzzled about why her physician would work her up for hyperthyroidism?? Did I miss something? Ms McArdle was inexplicably losing weight and had developed “palpitations” and she’s puzzled about why her physician would work her up for hyperthyroidism??

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