Article Excerpt: The patient was a middle-aged African American woman with right-sided chest pain. Her situation was what we emergency docs would call “atypical”—meaning that it wasn’t particularly concerning in terms of a potential heart attack. But, nonetheless, it was upsetting and uncomfortable for her, so we did a battery of tests.
The results were reassuring. She didn’t have COVID, pneumonia, blood clots, or a heart attack. In fact, it seemed like she had strained her rib cage during a hip-hop dance class. When I told her and her sister this, they appeared relieved and satisfied.
Then, while pivoting to leave the room, I paused. I recalled a recent conversation and said, “It seems as though you both understand what I just told you, but I know I covered a lot in a short time, and I don’t mind repeating it. You are welcome to use your phone to record me.”
The conversation that came to mind that day was one I’d had with researcher Dr. Paul Barr from Dartmouth College. Barr is an expert in the emerging arena of automated and curated recordings of physician-patient encounters.
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Article Source: Psychology Today