From Warren, KD4GUA:
This Sunday we will need some input as we will be discussing "THE VIRTUAL PATIENT." This refers to the distance placed between patients and those learning to be doctors. With the in-out revolving door and the emphasis on efficiency, patients are being replaced by images (MRI, CT, sonograms etc.) and mannequins.
"When was the last time an autopsy was performed doctor?" "We don't do them anymore, now that we have scanning devices."
Physical diagnosis is being replaced by technology and thus the sky-rocketing cost of medical care. Patients are not in hospitals long enough for students to work them up.
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION--GOOD? BAD? if so, what is your answer if there is one? Tune in, should be fun.
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