Going through the motions

My boyfriend had his employment physical yesterday and not only did the doctor not listen to his heart and lungs with his shirt off, he listened through not one but TWO layers of fabric. For some stupid reason they had him put on a gown over his shirt.

Is there some way one can search for a doctor who is both thorough AND efficient/speedy what have you?

GAHHHH!!! It just drives me so bonkers as a fetishist (because this perfunctory exam gave me virtually nothing to go on) and as a person who thinks that doctors are getting lazier and need to be told a what for....

Soapbox off.

You gotting be kidding me, gown over clothes ?

Either that or just didn't bother to take his shirt off and the doc didn't ask him to. Which I really hope wasn't the case.

Yeah, just doesn't sound right , i dont remove shirt at times when i go in but never put a gown on over clothes

Maybe they said, "Put this gown on" and never said what to take off!

And if the Doctor didn't notice, it sounds like a busy office. I'd find a new Doctor.

Totally agree but if it again was employment physical, you usually dont have a choice in the matter.

So true. I'd let the employer know. Somebody is not getting what they are paying for!

Indeed ,

That sounds irresponsibly lazy....I suppose some employment exams get a "check the box" physical, but I'd expect something a bit more thorough, and that's before I put my fetish hat on. I was actually surprised at my most recent (real) physical...I went to a new doctor who was great -- spent a lot of time talking and checking most things out -- but she skipped genital and prostate exam (the latter she mentioned she was going to "leave your prostate alone since you're too young to worry about i..." being on the cusp age-wise I was expecting one at the visit).

Yeah these days everything is rush rush rush everywhere!

Wow, can't believe that.......that is crazy! I've just had a thorough medical today through work and I was stethed for a considerable time without a top on. Not sure how they heard his heart through all those items of clothing

Unbelieveable, really. Rushing exams is very dangerous.

Volume,volume,volume!!! It's all about $$$. The more patients you see, the more money you make here in the US. Sometimes, I even wonder if these are real doctors or someone paid to act like a doctor??? I'm talking about those quick clinics or similar places that give employment physicals.Many places use PA's or NP's, they're ok because they are trained and licensed. They just caught a guy acting as a licensed doctor here in Las Vegas. So it makes you wonder???

That seems crazy!! I know stethoscopes are very good these days but still two layers would have muffled the sound surely!

I saw a new doctor (endocrinologist actually) for the first time today. He did a very crappy stething on me. He only listened at two spots (aortic & pulmonary) over my shirt for like 5 seconds. Later he was talking about the link between diabetes & cardiovascular disease and one of the million blood tests (we're talking 6 tubes of blood) was a cardiac panel. WTH... I was so disappointed.

Peaches - this is very disappointing you would think it would warrant a thorough steth exam - I would be dangerous as a doctor cos it would literally be all Id do haha!

You'd think, wouldn't you? Haha, no you'd be an awesome doctor (well at least I'd enjoy it!)

So, your doctor said you might be at risk for cardiovascular disease and he listens for five seconds through your shirt? I'm now reminded of a Lewis Black quotation. "DON'T, don't think about that sentence for more than three minutes or blood'll shoot out your nose!"

If you see him again, and he does this a second time, I think you should call the lazy bastard on it.

Heh, yeah pretty much. Kind of fucked up, no?