http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/worrisome-exam.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/worrisome-exam.html#comment-87067 Anonymous Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/worrisome-exam.html#comment-87067 That sounds really callous--"the spector of a lawsuit" being too risky. That is presumably only a major risk if something bad happens to the patient. Isn't that more of a worry? How about "the spector of a patient being crippled or dying because I missed the diagnosis is too much of a risk to ignore". Try it. Sounds better and if you repeat it enough, it might stick. That sounds really callous–”the spector of a lawsuit” being too risky. That is presumably only a major risk if something bad happens to the patient. Isn’t that more of a worry? How about “the spector of a patient being crippled or dying because I missed the diagnosis is too much of a risk to ignore”. Try it. Sounds better and if you repeat it enough, it might stick.

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