“We think here at ND Central that most doctors are, by and large, good communicators – not all – but most are as they have to be and more importantly should be. Most of our day is spent talking to people in order to get the information we need to diagnose and manage (look after) our patients.
Some say that 85% diagnoses in General Practice can be made on the history alone. For example the diagnosis of sinusitis is nearly always based on the history (unless you have access to x-ray or a CT/MRI scanner or are prepared to drain them in surgery under cocaine anesthesia).”
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Northern Doc, 7 March 2010
