A physician’s view on when to get more information from your doctor

The practice of medicine isn’t as precise as we might think. So don’t be afraid to challenge doctorsUncertainty lies at the heart of what physicians do on a daily basis. Sometimes they are entirely aware of it, and sometimes they fail to appreciate it. Doctors – and I am one – do not often “know” what they are doing with the same kind of mathematical precision that we associate with chemical engineers.Several years ago my father collapsed and a neighbour calle