Looking for some discussion here… let me know what you think about this: 🚨 In medicine, decisions about treatments like statins, vaccines, and preventive measures should be highly individualized. 🚨 The blanket approach of modern medicine… where every patient is given the same recommendation regardless of their unique circumstances… disregards the nuance required. Each patient deserves an in-depth discussion that considers their specific health status, goals, and risks. Doctors should empower patients, maximizing shared decision-making. When would I consider a statin? Only if my risk of a heart attack over the next year was higher than 2%. When would I consider the flu shot? For me, only if I were post-myocardial infarction (MI), had coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), or had a life expectancy under ten years. When would I consider a COVID vaccine? Almost never… possibly only if I was severely immunocompromised. Ultimately, these decisions require a deep, individualized conversation… not blanket recommendations. It’s the doctor’s duty to foster discussions, ensuring patients are informed and empowered to make the best decisions for their health. Shared decision-making, tailored to the individual, must be prioritized over one-size-fits-all medicine. Some patients may not want ANY interventions and that’s fine. Others may be willing to accept side effects more readily, that’s also fine. We need to REMOVE authoritarianism out of medicine and focus on rapport building and good old fashion discussions with mutual respect Leave a comment if you agree or disagree

Posted by Doctor Tro at 2024-10-08 10:44:05 UTC