Every medical doctor has to take the Hippocratic Oath as part of becoming a practicing physician. That oath requires that they promise to treat all people, regardless of their background or the nature of the medical condition. It also requires that doctors do no harm first and foremost. Unfortunately, some doctors, in their hubris or...
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Most medical treatment comes with some degree of risk. You could develop an infection after surgery or have an adverse reaction to a medication. For you to make intelligent decisions about the care you receive, you need to understand the treatment or drugs your physician recommends. Understanding, at a minimum, the potential benefits, the success...
Surgeries are often highly invasive even when they are necessary. As a patient, finding out that you need surgery may be upsetting to you, and that’s not surprising. Surgery often requires you to be put under general anesthesia, and you have little control over what happens once a surgeon begins. Sometimes, surgeries aren’t necessary and...
Surgery can be one of the most frightening medical experiences. Regardless of what procedure you need to undergo, there will be risks involved. Having answers to the five questions below can help you make informed decisions about the procedure and possibly reduce your risk of a major surgical mistake. What is the procedure you recommend, and...
When it comes to your health, you need to know that your diagnoses are correct. When you are misdiagnosed, treatments may not work or provide the benefits that you were expecting. In some cases, you may even get sicker. Health care providers are only human, so there is a risk that they’ll make mistakes. That’s...
Surgery is different for everyone, and there is a chance that some people could be allergic to the drugs used during anesthesia. An allergic reaction during surgery and the administration of anesthesia can happen, but it’s extremely rare. It happens in approximately 1 of every 10,000 cases, Anesthesiologists, as well as others working with you...
Most expectant mothers will tell you that they only want one thing. They want a healthy baby born after a safe delivery. Sadly, labor and delivery remain very dangerous processes despite advances in modern medicine. Although countless issues can arise during birth, some birth injuries are more common for babies than others. What kinds of...
Are you worried about wrong-site surgery? Maybe you know you have to go in for a procedure, and you’re concerned that the surgeon may operate on the wrong limb or the wrong side of your body. There are cases of doctors amputating the wrong leg or removing the wrong limb. The results of something like...