tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post4179044002662837972..comments2024-01-10T09:56:49.324-05:00Comments on Respiratory Therapy Cave: Common sense: Don't ask how are you doing?Rick Freahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-72843603753096136562010-07-20T19:08:56.967-04:002010-07-20T19:08:56.967-04:00Asking "How are you doing?" is a pleasan...Asking "How are you doing?" is a pleasantry, not an invitation to tell me your entire life story. The truth is people ask that question and only want to hear, "Great, how are you?". They don't want to hear, "Well, my dog died, my blood pressure is up, the wife left me...". <br /><br />Open ended questions are bad in medicine. I always try to ask questions that can be answered with yes, no, or some specific detail. Like Heidi, I'll ask "Is the pain better?" after giving a treatment. <br /><br />Part of being a good clinician is being a good interviewer. Part of being a good interviewer is being able to elicit the needed information without also getting a lot of extraneous non information.TOTWTYTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221321904364051792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-5555996266551347302010-07-19T01:53:10.046-04:002010-07-19T01:53:10.046-04:00My stock reply to that question is "Awesome!&...My stock reply to that question is "Awesome!" Usually it's either sincerely enthusiastic or in a sincere attempt to be and sound enthusiastic. On the other hand, it is truly amazing how many different meanings on can convey with that one word when things are substantially less than awesome.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-21805721176509869572010-07-19T00:33:01.432-04:002010-07-19T00:33:01.432-04:00I ask "how is the breathing, how are you feel...I ask "how is the breathing, how are you feeling" "is it better or worse" "are the breathing treatments helping you feel less tight"Yo mama!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00949042100993878709noreply@blogger.com