Communication might be the riskiest process in medicine. Several studies revealed that about eight million drug problems or side effects could be resolved or prevented every year if patients and doctors communicated better. Communication encourages the doctors to allow the patients to know more about their conditions and patients could tell their doctors what problems or symptoms they experience.
Drug reactions or side effects are not the only danger. Researchers have found that some of the doctors fail to alert their patients about their condition or abnormal results. In unsystematic practices about a quarter of the clinically important lab findings never bring it to the patients’ notice.
This is the main reason that you have to keep a track on your medical reports or records. Most of the people don’t even care to monitor expenses or balance their checkbooks may bounce checks. When the bank comes across these types of cases, then there is a great chance of big penalty. Patients who are not aware of abnormal test results or do not know what is in their medical history also may be in for a shock.
If you do not know your TSH levels or if your TSH level increases above the normal level then you might suffer greatly from health problems such as weakness, fatigue, depression, constipation and hair loss.
Therefore it is very important for you to keep a tract on your medical records. You have to say all your symptoms and health problems to your doctor. Therefore proper communication is very important between doctors and patients. Therefore both doctors and patients could know what the actual condition of the patient is. Therefore your doctor could provide you better medication or treatments. Whether it is a lab report or doctor prescriptions make sure that you keep them safe and keep a track on that.