Head Ct News Today

YouTuber and physician Dr. Mike reflects on his medical career

Tumor. the doctor said, no, this is stress. the third time he came back and said, i really think i need a head ct. the doctor goes, okay, fine and got a head ct. it was completely normal and that solved all of his prob zems was that the right thing to do for that doctor? >> certainly, we cant see inside the skull i think that patients are able to feel things inside their body that they may not be able to express. so, as it turned out, my husband did not have a brain tumor, thank goodness. but, y...

Got a head ct. of course, it was completely normal. that solved all of this problems. >> was that right to that doctor to do, though? >> i think theres no -- certainly we cant see inside the skull, and i think that patients are able to feel things inside their body that they may not be able to express. so as it turned out, my husband did not have a brain tumor and thank goodness, but, you know, it would be pretty arrogant if somebody is so insistent to consistently go absolutely not. because the...

In general, but the patient is the expert on this particular body, and these particular symptom, and if you dont work together, then youre not going to -- you may not get the answer as easily as you should. >> well put. what if youre the patient and you like your doctor, for all the reasons you said, but you dont agree with them. theyre going down this road. they think its x, y or z and youre pretty convinced youre over here. what do you do, then, as a patient? >> i think theres room to negotiat...