I still think my comment; "Also you continue to assume that the doctor has no understanding of the patient they are seeing nor any understanding of how they can be helped.
Comparing people to cars is insulting, cars can not think or feel!", stands.

I did use the term understand not compassion. The car comment was directed at something Sadistic said. But your rebuttal does not seem to have the medicos referring to patients in the manner they "refer" to themselves. As for remembering, we all give differing portions of the data we are assailed with different priorities. I know I do! Things that are in a given place, readily available to me, does not require me to have those items in priority memory files.
Further I agree that being a member of the Grey school of medicine vs the Yang school can use you up very fast! But the thing we want doctors to do most of all is "fix" us. Why? Because there is something "wrong". After that I expect them to talk to me not at me.

Quote Originally Posted by denuseri View Post
Duncan you should hear doctors,,surgeons in paticular (especially ortho docs and nurses) talk about patients some time when they think the patient can't hear.

Often refering to themselves as mechanics.

Interpersonal relations and politically correct bs aside.

Paitients are often spoken of in very inpersonal manners, I know a dozen nurses who can't remember their paitents names from day to day, but can put whats wrong with them to the room numbers where they are. The tv version of the weepy nurse or doctor is a far cry from the reality sometimes. Its not that we dont feel sorry for them, or hold their hand and cry mabey even (time permitting) , but if you let that rule you, you will burn out real quick and wont be able to do your job.