Classic advice to medical students, “Listen to the patient, he’s telling you the diagnosis.”

Classic advice to medical students, “Listen to the patient, he’s telling you the diagnosis.”

Taking a medical history. Face to face. By Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC One complaint of patients is that medical personnel do not listen well—they are rushed and want to get to the point.   They don’t seem interested in the fine details  of a patient’s complaint because many times they believe they know the diagnosis within a few sentences.  These days, with “team healthcare,” you often don’t get to speak to the physician.  Instead you get a medic…