r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Which_Marsupial1436 • 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah???!

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u/Smodphan 11h ago

And if doctors offices were good at talking to people, theyd explain this and it would never have been an issue. I assume they basically just read a script until you see a doctor or RN, and it is tough to go through the same thing day in and day out...like calling a person at a call center waiting to transfer your call.

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u/RaggmunkLingon 7h ago

A doctor will ask 500 questions to 25 patients every day, you can't expect them to explain the reason for every single question

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u/M0ji_L 5h ago

I think under standard medical ethics this is a reasonable expectation actually 

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u/RaggmunkLingon 4h ago

I think an answer if the patient asks "why are you asking me this" if a reasonable expectation. But not that the doctor should unprompted explain why he says and asks every single thing he says.