Monday, January 11, 2010

The medical world works for you...take control of it like a true boss!

What are you talking about? The blood pressure is too high? You faked it to bake it! You’re a doctor…it’s your job to milk the middle man!


Wait! Wait! Where’s Ashton Kutcher’s Candid Camera?


Seriously…is there such a thing as White Coat Syndrome? Drum roll please!!!!! According to the book Behavioral Medicine…its extremely common for the average person’s blood pressure to spike the moment they see someone from the medical field approach them.


The good news is…it drops dramatically after a few seconds of conversation.


Hold on…this rollercoaster ride isn’t over—according to a new study, only fifty percent of doctors wash their hands between patients. Which means the events taking place in rooms L, M, N, O and P are marching swiftly into your system giving you an incredible journey with the common cold, flu and yes according to the National Center for Infectious Diseases in Atlanta…even toxic shock syndrome.


Milking the middle man right? You have the right to stop it by making sure you doctor visibly washes her or her hands in front of you in the room.


So when was the last time you pulled off a good old fashioned medical snooping around? To find peace of mind in knowing those making decisions about your health are up to date. Every restaurant I visit…my eyes instantly shoot over to sheet of paper on the wall. Although I’ve elected to stay in places that rank in the low 80’s…the final sentences connected to the day are usually filled with words I can post on this page.


There’s a book you need to study called Take this book to the hospital with you. Author Charles B Inlander, a consumer advocate punches the time card the moment he walks into doctor or dentists off…it becomes his job to see if their licenses and education are up to date. You can find out by calling 1-866 ASK-ABMS.


I got interested in this last week when my insurance company pointed out the number of highly trained doctors and nurses who really aren’t—it’s our word against theirs and they usually win because we’re sick and they’re not. On my list…doctors who earn a computerized star beside their name complete a grueling yearly test.


Digging deeper into the bowels of white coats and why we have a syndrome…the blood pressure rises when you learn the number of people who elect not to continue a medical education knowing how crucial it is for them to maintain her or her skill and training in the latest medical research and procedures. Not only is it completely valuable to their pocket but your life.


An incredible coffee table book to add to your collection is 99 Questions You Should Ask Your Doctor. Doctors bank on you not being aware of what they’re expected to accomplish. I’ll never forget my mentor Dr. Ronald Mack reaming out a family member who didn’t address him as a doctor at home, “I’ve earned this name! Use it!”

He never, never, never stopped learning.


I never run around calling myself DJ Arroe nor do I find comfort in the idea that lower belts have to bow to me because my waist holds a belt around it that signifies a second degree level of studies. I was pretty disappointed in the fruits and veggie man recently at the grocery store…a new sign tells the story of red banana’s and their incredible flavor and he said, “They’re out of season.” Um…then take down the sign!


Job position titles aren’t just a doctor or martial artist presentation—every step you take someone is always being scolded for not addressing upper management the proper professional way…I blame it on 30 Rock and Alec Baldwin, how many times do his employees interrupt his process and performance totally knocking his character off balance. What we see on TV is how we perceive true life to be.


I’d love to the see the numbers on how many high school students ventured into a medical school hoping to locate some seriously cool Grey’s Anatomy love and bumped into a face full of profound meanness like that found in the halls of Scrubs. As Mom would say, “It’s everywhere! People think welders have a field day pasting metal chunks together in the name of art…only to learn their backs have been thrown out from leaning or the infamous welders flash has nearly melted their eyes.”


Forget White Coat Syndrome! If Mom is right, we are our own terrorist. We should fear everything because everything is worth fearing. I can’t stand silence—a sliver of it between two songs means radio station dead air which requires a phone call from the boss, therefore I constantly place myself in a world of noise so the heart can rest while listening to clank, yank and tug.


Wanna hear another doctor story that’ll shoot your blood pressure through the roof?


A medical consulting company out of Arlington, VA clearly points out doctors don’t take into consideration your weight when handing out prescriptions. Most doses are geared toward a person who weighs in at 155 pounds. Someone coming in twenty pounds less needs 10 to 15% less medication—you know what happens when you take too much…sleepiness, nausea and sometimes worse.


Come clean on how much you weigh and don’t tell a white lie!


How the heck did we get on this subject?


arroecollins@clearchannel.com

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