Re:The Lawlessness of Medicine
by gozur88 on Monday February 22, 2016 @06:40PM
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>I've never seen a physician spend more than a few minutes trying to diagnose an illness.
I have. The physician's debug loop just takes a lot longer than a programmer's. He orders tests, then waits days for them to come back before ordering more tests. This can go on for months. Then he prescribes something, and has you take it for a few weeks. Did that help? No? Try this instead. Etc.
I have. The physician's debug loop just takes a lot longer than a programmer's. He orders tests, then waits days for them to come back before ordering more tests. This can go on for months. Then he prescribes something, and has you take it for a few weeks. Did that help? No? Try this instead. Etc.