2/5 nadirah 2 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
I
came
in
for
tachycardia,
chest
pain,
and
high
blood
pressure
(171/123
mmHg)
which
may
be
due
to
anxiety.
The
locum
(?)
doctor
offered
me
an
unsolicited
comment
on
how
I
wouldn’t
survive
my
housemanship
as
I
am
experiencing
“anxiety”
in
medical
school.
Allegedly,
I
would
be
a
burden
to
my
colleagues
for
frequent
MCs.
He
further
talked
about
my
lack
of
support
system
—
one
that
I
am
confident
that
I
am
privileged
enough
to
have
strong
wonderful
people
supporting
me,
more
than
most
people
could’ve
dream
of
unfortunately.
Those
advice
was
not
related
to
my
presenting
complaint,
and
it
did
more
harm
than
offering
anything
good.
Insulting
a
patient
who
was
evidently
in
hypertensive
urgency
is
not
really
a
good
bedside
teaching
wasn’t
it?
I
am
not
a
frequent
MC
seeker
as
implied,
in
fact
this
was
my
first
time
seeking
an
MC
for
“anxiety”
because
I
was
genuinely
concerned
about
the
chest
pain
and
palpitations.
I
was
being
honest
to
the
doctor,
and
I
got
stigmatised
instead.
I
am
giving
the
clinic
2
stars
because
the
dispensary
lady
was
kind
and
pleasant.
I
figured
that
the
locum
(?)
doctor’s
treatment
towards
me
was
probably
him
projecting
his
own
experience
and
problem
towards
“people
like
me”.
Perhaps
the
doctor
was
in
need
of
help
too
if
he
treated
a
sick
patient
by
insinuating
that
she’d
be
a
burden
when
the
said
patient
was
clearly
in
sickness.
Usually,
I
would
let
these
kind
of
lack
in
communication
skills
go.
But
as
I
reflected
back,
I
should
not
have
been
treated
that
way.
I
was
not
feeling
well
when
I
walked
into
the
clinic,
and
it
was
evident
from
my
vital
signs
results.
I
was
a
patient
who
paid
and
trust
that
her
doctor
would
reassure
and
treat
her.
My
dynamic
in
the
consultation
room
was
not
of
a
medical
student/senior
doctor
relationship.
It
was
supposed
to
be
a
doctor/patient
relationship.
I
hope
by
me
writing
this
feedback,
it
would
lead
to
a
better
treatment
and
communication
skills
toward
your
clinic’s
future
patients.
I
wish
you
the
best.
Thank
you.
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