yup, i diagnose

Posted By: sm on 2005-08-02
In Reply to: Tell the truth now. Does anyone diagnose other people based on what they transcribe? - Dr. MT

myself, my friends (but don't tell), and try to diagnose the patients i'm transcribing before we get to the diagnosis, to see if i'm right...i think its a job hazard :)

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Tell the truth now. Does anyone diagnose other people based on what they transcribe? - Dr. MT
- diagnosing - sme
- I try to avoid it, but I'm a pretty good diagnostician. - A diagnostician
- LOL. Some people ask me what is wrong with them sm - Doc
- Never. I'm lucky I can find the correct spelling for this stuff - .
- of course, I know 'bout as much as the docs do...sm - drwannabe
- yup, i diagnose - sm
- Okay-I admit it!!! - csj

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Tell the truth now. Does anyone diagnose other people based on what they transcribe?
It's funny but I feel like everytime someone has symptoms, I find myself secretly diagnosing them. Also I am more cautious because while typing ER reports, I realize all the things that can go wrong.

Your job is to type what the doc says, not diagnose the patient and decide how to treat them.

Kind of arrogant to put your 9 months to one year education (estimated length of an MT program) up against a doctors 10 years of education, dontcha think?

He may be an incompetent boob, but that's not for you or me to decide. It's up to the patient or their family members to decide to get a second opinion.