Last Updated on June 16, 2022 by Shabnam Sengupta
Dr R Ramnarayan is a Consultant Functional Neurosurgeon at New Hope Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
What is the best thing you enjoy about treating patients?
The satisfaction and happiness that I get to see on the faces of my patients when they recover is the best thing about treating patients for me.
When is a patient easy to treat?
It is easy to treat the patients when they are well-informed about their conditions and treatments.
When is a patient difficult to treat?
It gets difficult to treat the patients when they develop unnecessary expectations from their treatment procedures.
How helpful is it to the treatment course, if the patient is knowledgeable about the treatment procedure, benefits, risks etc.?
It is helpful as it makes it easier for us to explain the diagnosis and prognosis of their condition to the patient when they have some understanding of it too.
How can a patient improve their knowledge about the treatment procedure (apart from consulting the doctor, of course)?
Patients can gather information about their treatment procedures by reading peer reviewed articles and other reliable sources.
How medical misinformation act as a problem in the overall treatment procedure?
Medical misinformation misguide the patients, which can lead to unrealistic expectations from their treatment procedures.
A few advice that you always give to your patients (about staying healthy, about escaping misinformation etc.)
I advice people to be honest with their doctors and discuss their condition in detail with them.
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