Things I hate to hear patients say:

"I try to use all-natural solutions if I can." "My Nurse Practitioner knows more because she considers the 'whole patient' ." "I like to do things holistically." [Bonus if I ask them what the word "holistic" means and they can't form an answer.] "I've done my research." "Vaccines are just a scheme for big pharma to make money." "I didn't know what to do, so I took my blood pressure, and..." Following the last one: "My blood pressure was high and I don't want to have a stroke; so... Read more
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