Are medical doctors usually able to tell whether a patient is genuinely sick or just pretending to be sick?
This reminds me.I am a pediatrician. I once saw a 16 year old boy with vomiting. Explosive vomiting. He had been seen repeatedly in the ER with no resolution. He came to see me. He was not my regular patient nor my colleagues ‘. Just a new patient.He didn’t particularly look dehydrated for someone with this extensive history. He started heaving and retching in my office. I had to run all the way to the utility room to get the vomit bowl. He could hold it until I got back which was remarkable.Anyway I thought there is a possibility this was a conversion reaction. But from experience we rule out somatic disease . So I admitted him to the hospital to observe farther. We still could not find a cause in the hospital. We decided to refer him to a GI specialist to scope him. I did mention to his mother that it could be psychological and might also need a referral to a psychiatrist. Mom was outraged at this suggestionLo and behold the endoscopy uncovered a small ulcer in the gastric mucosa and so eureka! The problem is solved. The gastroenterologist prescribed an antacid. There was prompt relief. And mom swore at Me .I was suspicious because the response was so immediate. He took one dose and it all resolvedAfter a couple of months the gastroenterologist sent me a progress report that the patient had returned because he missed one dose and now it has recurred. He was beginning to wonder at how it can recur after missing just one dose. Anyway the mother had sworn off me. I was out of the picture.A month or so later he was back visiting the ER. The residents told me the boy would interrupt the mother and kept saying Dr Lwin(me ) says it was psychological ,but the mom kept shutting him down.So there it goes.Its very hard to bring up psychological problems as an underlying problem.
How can I trick my doctor into believing i'm sick so that I can have work off for a week?
its not that hard say you feel really sick like you have nausea and headaches those are things that the docter will have to trust you on
How To Fail An Eye Exam At The Optometrists?
I want to fail because I want glasses, I know i know sounds stupid but if you cant answer this question then don't bother answering. I don't want a high prescription glasses that i cant see in because i will be wearing them often. I will be going tomorrow. I was thinking i could read a couple words wrong and complain my vision has gotten worse over the period of a year and things aren't as outlined as they used to and i have to sit at the front of the class and some words i cannot read. And i know the optometrist trick where they give you glasses (Which have no prescription in them) and ask you if you see better. But if they do that to me i will say " I see the same" And once i try on glasses with a little bit of blurriness then ill say i can see way better. I just want a prescription that will still allow me to see. Do optometrists know when your lying? Any tips?
How can I relax my eyes?
Yes, as per "The Doctors" the teabag trick is for the relief of dark circles under your eyes, usuallly in the morning. I am sure there are calming effects as well. As a student, you might be able to find your books in an AUDIO file. Plug those earplugs in and let your eyes rest for awhile. Also, because you are in school, and you will be doing extensive reading throught your career, you should have your eyes checked~~perhaps a weak pair of reading glasses will ease some of that discomfort. Congrats! on being a student. Hope this helps!
I have a broken blood vessel in my eye and I have headaches along with it. what do I do?
Your eye pressure maybe high... go see an Optometrist ...