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Most individuals treat doctors like magicians who can identify the problem and find the solution with minimum data. Well, doctors may not tell you but there is a lot of educated guess involved when the patient walks into the clinic without any record of the symptoms that he or she is facing.
There is only so much that the doctor can assess by examining the patient. A person who walks in with a written record of the various symptoms that he or she is facing will definitely help the doctor diagnose better.
Is it not the job of the doctor to identify the problem? Definitely. However, you must understand that you will be at highest risk if the doctor commits a misdiagnosis. The option of filing a case and demanding compensation is always present. However, you will be flirting with the risk of death just because you are not prepared to help your doctor.
Do you want to avoid the embarrassment of rushing to the hospital presuming that you are having a heart attack only to find that it is a bad case of acidity and gas? Keeping track of the symptoms that you are facing will help you avoid such complications. Simply sending a mail to your doctor requesting him or her to confirm whether a personal visit is essential or not, becomes feasible if you have detailed record of your symptoms. Doctors do not want you to take their precious time when you are not suffering any problem whatsoever.
Hence, from convenience to proper analysis of your medical history-a written record of symptoms when you are ill will always help the doctor.
