Compassionate doctors sometimes lie to patients about the severity of their condition, and it is not always wrong to do so.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.
I understand what it's like to go to hospitals and there's no medicine, and the best thing you have to give the patients is compassion.
The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants.
Doctors have an ethical duty to follow the practices and standards of care.
I'm a terrible patient, and I find that doctors can be very condescending.
If a person is treated like a patient, they are apt to act like one.
Good physicians are rarely dispassionate. They agonize and self-doubt over patients.
I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and learn from their mistakes.
You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees.
But I think doctors have always been either honest or dishonest.