Talk:Medical advice

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Medical advice presupposes a professional relationship, between a doctor or qualified health care provider and a willing patient. It is based on the standard ethics of a doctor patient relationship and carries the rights and duties inherent in a relationship esteemed by society as unique amd held at a high level of trust and respect. The greater the burden on the clinician not to violate this trust and not to destroy this unique relationship. Aspects of medical advise have certain pre-requisites such as confidentially between clinician and patient. An a priori  condition to giving medical advise is the examination of the patient with a standard format involving a history, physical examination, review of pertinent studies and tests and records, the ordering of additional studies and tests, if it advances diagnosis and treatment.

The function(s) of medical advice can be broad: To alleviate disease, to prevent disease, to educate patients for wellness and healthy life style, simply to educate the curious, reassure the anxious and above all employing the therapeutic art of listening.

Medical advice in the care of the ill should include a clearly stated diagnosis. Side effects of medications and treatments are discussed and alternatives, risks and benefits of treatment are made clear and transparent.

General information may be given, to either individuals, or groups, as in lectures, internet message boards, newspaper articles and the like. This instance does not create a doctor patient relationship.

The quality of the clinicians decision making, from ordering the appropriate tests, to interpreting the tests, to forming a diagnosis, to recommending treatment are the usual and customary duties of a clinician. When any of these activities cause harm to the patient and if reasonable members of the same profession can be shown to have done the thing differently to avoid harm, then the clinician may, or may not, have breached their duty to their patient and the case is evaluated for deviation from standard of care.Buddydog21 (talk) 07:09, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

what is wrong
i have s/s of blood in stool mucous spit up,, spit up blood, stomach pains an fainting —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.60.159.10 (talk) 13:34, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

What the source says
The source at the end of the second sentence supports just the second sentence (which is an example, not a definition), and is supported by the words, "the diagnosis, treatment, operation, or prescription for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or other physical or mental condition." Also, this is a legal term, as giving medical advice without a license is criminalized in some jurisdictions. WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:27, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

If the definition is referred from the the state statue of....
Florida, does it apply to the wiki standard at this site?--222.64.213.80 (talk) 23:52, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Where is the words of Medical advice on the page of http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=practicing+medicine&URL=CH0458/Sec305.HTM

from which the article is referring to????--222.64.219.254 (talk) 00:05, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Even the definition on the page of http://www.education-support.org.uk/parents/special-education/glossary/ has a hole. Qualified doctor....of what???....Engineering...???--222.64.219.254 (talk) 00:48, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Could I ask whether this website is an...
online clinic run by a medical doctor, whose this wiki business is located in Florida??? If this wiki site can be accessed by everyone and is regulated by Florida law, then the website is responsible for the wiki context--222.64.219.254 (talk) 00:35, 30 July 2009 (UTC), not the writers outside Florida--222.64.219.254 (talk) 00:37, 30 July 2009 (UTC)


 * From what I've read, medical advice requires the existence of a bona fide doctor-patient relationship. The mere existence of some form of communication (e.g., a website) between a physician and another person is not generally held to be sufficient.  In most parts of the United States, payment is also necessary to prove the existence of such a relationship.
 * Of course, if you want a real answer that you can rely upon, you'll need to take the specific details to your own licensed and appropriately qualified attorney and pay for legal advice. WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:23, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Legal question
1: is it legal for a medical practice to deny health care service if you refuse to sign agreement to allow outside parties to collect a debt? 2: I was told by one medical facility that I would need a series of various shots for my back condition, when these had no effect, I consulted a neurosurgeon who told me shots, epidurals, and ablations would not work on the condition I have. I ended up having surgery. I am convinced that the advice about the shots was done for the simple reason of money. Do I have any legal standing? 206.180.152.222 (talk) 23:01, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to hear about your problems. Unfortunately, Wikipedia is not the place to answer these sorts of questions. Wikipedia editors are not in a position to help with specific cases like this. Bondegezou (talk) 11:27, 9 March 2022 (UTC)