Offering reassurance: the consultant gastroenterologist
Consultant gastroenterologist Rajaratnam Mathialagan talks to Kathy Oxtoby about tackling his patients’ concerns and sharing his skills with trainees “Around 75% of medicine is about reassurance,” says Rajaratnam Mathialagan, a consultant physician and gastroenterologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in Norfolk. “Practising as a gastroenterologist for the past 25 years, I’ve found that most patients seeking medical help are worried and anxious—and what they need is for you to reassure them. “Taking time to explain their conditions and symptoms...
Source: bmj.com