Breaking Bad News........

Assalamualaikum…

UNIT 3 : BREAKING BAD NEWS…

“Can u describe the pain?”

This lesson teaches me that, a doctor must ask clearly to the patient about his pain before making any diagnosis about the disease….

Some features of pain that should be asked are:

• Location
• Triggering factors
• Duration
• Intensity and character
• Onset
• Timing
• Alleviating factors
• Aggravating factors
• Previous occurrence

“It’s how you say it”

A small change in a health care provider’s intonation can completely change a patient’s attitude and cooperation.

Basically that I learn is, as a doctor which involve with community, practising a supporting tone is important with the patient. They will be more comfortable with us and sometimes can be such a cure for them…..

# It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it #

Communication tip that I learn today is:

A new syndrome, known as the “door knob syndrome” commonly takes place after a doctor-patient interview when the patient reaches the office door and says to the doctor, “Oh doctor, there is something else”

The remedy is, the doctor should say “Is that everything?” at the end of the interview.

Basically, this is one of the important unit that I should learn…

As a doctor, I should know how the right and polite way to breaking a bad news to the patient…..because to accept fate that we are suffered a chronic disease is not easy…..

So that, the doctor should help the patient by motivate and support them to be brave and accept fate….

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR THE GOOD……