2026-04-28 12:31 UTC
@pascaline @NineStonesClose @scalzi
So much of this... let us know your thought process, you will make assumptions that we can then confirm or refute, and it makes our care SO MUCH BETTER!!!!
(interestingly, I've found that MDs tend to be very focused on symptoms/conditions, where FNPs, or even DOs tend to be much more focused on the whole, and do a better job for most people. huge caveat, if you have a serious chronic condition, an MD may well be better for you if they understand that condition very well)
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@pascaline@mastodon.nl 2026-04-28 12:39
@fbarton Yes, absolutely! The symptoms, and that's it. When my father had problems the GP and even cardiologist told him he should exercise more. But he could not. Not at all. He was active, and then no longer could do a thing. One young cardiologist, thinking outside the box, said "Could it be amyloidosis?" And that, it was. Very advanced. He died within a few months, and it was a miserable death, very painful. Very traumatising. @NineStonesClose @scalzi