what kind of councelling does a doctor use?
962204
It depends on the doctor and her or his training, as well as the sort of problem the patient presents with. Some doctors have more training in counseling than others, and may have enough experience to use (for example) some DBT techniques with a Borderline patient.\n\nPsychodynamic, CBT, whatever they are experienced with and feel will be effective with their patient; it all depends on their training and relationship with the patient.\n\nEven psychiatrists will choose different techniques depending on what works with them and their patient.\n\nOn the other side, there are doctors who will not engage in counseling at all, feeling themeslves to be unqualified to do so, referring patients instead to counselors or psychiatrists.
756062
Somone who needs to see a physician.
582882
As a dental student, I recently had a conversation with a friend about such a dilemma (albeit for a dentist, who's essentially a "mouth" doctor).\n\nI believe that a doctor cannot have a romantic relationship with a patient if the "courtship" has occurred in a professional situation (ie: bedside, in a consulting room), nor can he/she use any information supplied in confidence (such as addresses or phone numbers) to contact the patient for the purposes of such a relationship. However, were the doctor to "court" this patient outside a professional situation (such as at the local pub, or at a music concert) then there is nothing ethically wrong about this, and the doctor would then be allowed to use any information supplied in this situation for the purposes of contacting the patient. If the patient says, "I gave you my phone number in the surgery this morning," the doctor should still insist on getting the number again - this will cover them in the case of an allegation of unprofessional conduct.\n\nEven after this, both parties must be aware that in a professional situation, the professional doctor-patient relationship must be maintained, and the doctor must not use his/her position to gain any advantage or disadvantage to the patient that he/she is not normally entitled to. The burden of responsibility falls on the doctor, who has a "duty of care" over the patient.\n\nTwo situations:\n\nA doctor finishes work at the hospital, goes to the local pub for a drink where he bumps into a patient. They talk for a while about various things but he politely declines to discuss her case. They then go back to her house where they have intercourse. \n\nAnother doctor is in his consulting room tending to a patient when she invites him out to for a drink. He agrees to meet her at the pub that evening. They discuss various things, and the doctor agrees to provide a more expensive therapy for the same cost because he likes her. After this, they go back to her house where they have intercourse.\n\nWhich one of these doctors has acted unprofessionally? It's the second one, and even though both doctors did the same things, they did so in DIFFERENT situations, the first one being more appropriate than the second. Should the second patient report her doctor to a practising board, the doctor will find himself with the unpleasant experience of having to defend his actions, whereas the first doctor can simply tell the board he met the patient in a casual, social setting for which the board has no jurisdiction.\n\nSo the ethics really comes down to doing the right thing at the right time.
998601
Doctor!\noh a good wil may help aswell.
148336
Nothing much.\n\nHe should make sure that the physicians demands are fulfilled upto mark.\n\nTake a good picture.
781876
whatever the doctor prescribes
1053278
I hate questions like that because there are different types of doctors.  If you've got only one patient and 100 doctors, that doesn't do the patient any good if he needs heart surgery and the doctors are just proctologists.
538290
Please ask your doctor.
464509
Hospital: formularies and standard protocols.  Docs (especially old-school ones) do NOT like this at all because they think it's taking away their ability to practice medicine.  But when used as a strong suggestion or guideline, formularies and standard protocols can be helpful.  Most hospitals have standard protocols for at least some procedures/events (hip replacement surgery, MI with Integrilin, diabetic ketoacidosis are just 3 I can think of at the hospital I was at.)
45074
Chiropractors are doctors in a sense that they have earned a DC (Doctor of Chiropractic). But they are prohibited by law to prescribe medicines other then natural herbs and things like that. They DO NOT have to take the MCAT, they DO NOT have to go through residencies. There are 2 types of fully licensed doctors in the U.S. which are MD (Doctor of Allopathic medicine) and DO (Docotor of Osteopathic Medicine). A Chiropractor is limited in what they can and can not do. For example, they are prohibited to practice in a hospital, they can not perform surgery or treat mental disorders. But the choice of whether a DC is a legitimate doctor will be up to the patient, someone with a PhD. can call themselves a docotor also.\n\n\nIn closing, my opinion DO, MD or DC, they all must work together to achieve the one central goal which is to help imporve one's quality of life. Only then will the patient have the best chance to be free of sickness. But I prefer to go to a MD or DO.
956896
questions for a doctor....go see one....
50457
You can use the services of "Best Doctors". Have a look:\n\nhttp://www.bestdoctors.com/bd/bdamerica.htm
712998
You are allowed to request an MD when you call for an appointment.  If you are not listened to (i.e., in walks the physician's assistant into your exam), state that you will leave the practice if your wishes are not adhered to.  That will get the doctor iin the room and very likely the nurse will make a notation on your file that you want an MD whenever you call.  \n\nThe reasoning you can use is that you are paying for a doctor's professional training, so you want to see a doc.  It's not like they charge less for an appointment when you see the assistant, is it?
757849
MD is an "allopath" which is the traditional doctor to most people.\n\nDO is an "osteopath" which is a tradition incorporating things like chiropractic techniques.  Osteopaths trained outside of the united states are not considered physicians.\n\nMDs and DOs are both eligible for residency after completing medical school and can specialize in things like surgery, radiology, etc.\n\n\nAloha\n\n\nP.S.   I looked at the site listed in the answer above and cannot agree with the "DO has an advantage" statement by whoever wrote that.  Their description of DO training being "extra" is simply wrong.
334274
Make an appointment with your doctor.
660748
Doctors, or physicians, are specially trained and licensed individuals who practice medicine. A doctor may be either a doctor of medicine (M.D.) or a doctor of osteopathy (D.O.). Osteopathy uses traditional medicine but focuses on the role of muscles and bones in health and disease. A doctor's job has three parts. First, the doctor must diagnose, or identify, what is making a person sick. Second, the doctor must decide how to treat the problem. Finally, the doctor offers a prognosis, or a prediction of the patient's chances of recovery. Doctors also try to prevent illnesses. In addition to doctors, the medical team includes nurses, therapists, physician assistants, and emergency medical technicians.\n\n\nA doctor's education and training are intensive. In the United States, a student spends three to four years in college and then another three to four years in medical school. After graduating from medical school, the student serves as a resident in a hospital. During this period the student receives practical training in a specific area under the guidance of experienced doctors. Residency can last three to seven years, depending on the specialty. Doctors can specialize in areas such as internal medicine, family medicine, or general surgery.
662736
You doctor is correct.