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When a new patient comes in and you do that first initial gut feeling 500 point 15 second evaluation, aside from smoking, weight and etc. How much do you think of patient intelligence in treatment, evaluation, and explanation?Intelligence per se is not specifically evaluated then or ever for most of my patients. What I do try to size up is medical literacy and possible communication issues (in both directions). Much of medical care is teaching - about disease, possible diagnoses, treatment options, medication effects, and reasons to call. For patient education handouts one of my suppliers has two sets. One is called “The Basics”, and the other is called “Beyond the Basics”.“The typical U.S. adult reads at about a seventh or eighth grade level, according to researchers. As a result, key healthcare groups such as the American Medical Association and the National Institutes of Health recommend that patient education materials should be written at a fourth to sixth grade reading level.” Most patient education materials suffer from lack of readability, study says

For negligence lawsuits the claimant must prove that the doctor had 1) duty of care towards the patient 2) that the care they delivered was substandard and 3) it resulted in harm to the patient.The problem is that the patient can argue that any doctor providing medical advice or patient education online is establishing duty of care towards the patient (1). Because they cannot fully evaluate the patient online (full medical history and exam) their care is almost automatically substandard (2) and can easily result in unintended harm to the patient due incomplete information available (3). Obviously one can attach disclaimers to any advice written but it is much safer to not comment on individual patient’s case online (or simply tell them to see a doctor).The line between patient advice and patient education is clear if patient advice is seen as diagnosing or giving treatment advice (eg I have a rash what should I do) and education simply as writing general advice online without referencing to a specific patient (list of causes of rashes or a leaflet). The line is much more blurred if you are educating a specific patient about their condition (eg. I have shingles what is it) because the patient may assume that the information is correct and applies to them and will act accordingly which may result in harm (the doctor hasn’t examined the patient nor knows their past medical history so the information may not be fully correct).If you want more information use reliable online sources which provide patient education online eg NHS choices. If you cannot find answer to a specific question you can try asking it on quora but don’t include any of your medical history and just ask the question on a general level without any reference to a patient.

Among many rights that a patient has, the right medication is one of them. The right patient education, right assessment, right evaluation and right dose, etc. Those are some other patient rightsDepending on the rule of that prison (and the state too), yes you can sue them.