Comments on: When is it alright to advise a patient to smoke? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-patient-to.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-patient-to.html#comment-91178 Anonymous Tue, 05 May 2009 23:09:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-a-patient-to-smoke.html#comment-91178 Nicotine is a powerful drug with many uses, but it will kill you. But if your death is impending anyway, why not partake of the benefits if needed? Nicotine is a powerful drug with many uses, but it will kill you. But if your death is impending anyway, why not partake of the benefits if needed?

]]> By: Mehdi Akikihttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-patient-to.html#comment-91165 Mehdi Akiki Tue, 05 May 2009 14:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-a-patient-to-smoke.html#comment-91165 This is a common way to fight the symptoms when all other treatment alternatives have failed. This is a common way to fight the symptoms when all other treatment alternatives have failed.

]]> By: blacktaghttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-patient-to.html#comment-91162 blacktag Tue, 05 May 2009 05:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-a-patient-to-smoke.html#comment-91162 The Happy Hospitalist : what do you think is the incremental absolute risk to the wife of lung cancer if he continues to smoke? The Happy Hospitalist : what do you think is the incremental absolute risk to the wife of lung cancer if he continues to smoke?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-patient-to.html#comment-91161 Anonymous Tue, 05 May 2009 03:57:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-a-patient-to-smoke.html#comment-91161 Is the wife your patient? To whom do you owe your duty? Is the wife your patient? To whom do you owe your duty?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-patient-to.html#comment-91158 Anonymous Mon, 04 May 2009 22:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-a-patient-to-smoke.html#comment-91158 Some docs can be fanatics on the smoking issue. All through the ages top quality clinicains have shown open-mindedness to recognizing that the infinite variety of human situations exceed the capacity of the current set of rules to reliably guide clinical action.<br /><br />I too have given patients my blessing to smoke, always with the understanding that I wasn't saying it isn't dangerous.<br /><br />The positive benefit of nicotine for some psychiatric patients has long been noted.<br /><br />My friend went back to smoking after diagnosed with metastatic cancer--but he did it outside for his wife's comfort. Some docs can be fanatics on the smoking issue. All through the ages top quality clinicains have shown open-mindedness to recognizing that the infinite variety of human situations exceed the capacity of the current set of rules to reliably guide clinical action.

I too have given patients my blessing to smoke, always with the understanding that I wasn’t saying it isn’t dangerous.

The positive benefit of nicotine for some psychiatric patients has long been noted.

My friend went back to smoking after diagnosed with metastatic cancer–but he did it outside for his wife’s comfort.

]]> By: The Happy Hospitalisthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-patient-to.html#comment-91156 The Happy Hospitalist Mon, 04 May 2009 18:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/when-is-it-alright-to-advise-a-patient-to-smoke.html#comment-91156 So, when the wife gets lung cancer too, that will be OK as well? So, when the wife gets lung cancer too, that will be OK as well?

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