WP2 P6 v2
Topic Sentence:
Although some examinations and operations have been proven to be impractical for curing a patient’s condition, not all that appear to be non-related should be removed.
Claim 1:
For one, extra tests are justified if the patient’s symptoms have been proven to part of different diseases.
Evidence:
-Gawande himself has identified one instance where extirpating all studies he deemed unnecessary caused the patient’s condition to degrade.
-In this case, a patient suffering from severe pelvic pain was examined and Gawande discovered that she had symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease.
-There are two things that can cause this: a volvulus, which is a twisted intestine, or a sexually transmitted disease.
-The doctor
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Thus, instead of removing all tests and operations that doctors judge to be meaningless, healthcare providers should only perform extra investigations that remove doubt and ensure a peace of mind.
Claim:
-In some cases, choosing to remove additional inspections places the patient at binary: you live with the condition which has a small chance of being fatal or your die unexpectedly.
Evidence:
-From Gawande’s perspective, the option to “leave alone” all diseases that have a small chance of being deadly is a perfectly acceptable.
-He considers this to allowable with patients who have been diagnosed with papillary microcarcinoma, which is a form of thyroid cancer.
-According to the American Thyroid Association, a person with this cancer type has 99% likelihood of living (ATA).
-However, the issue with this option is that there is still a likelihood that that cancer will evolve and become fatal.
-His proposal is acceptable if one enjoys taking risks.
-However, when one’s life is on the line, we should not dismiss any chances and instead chose a risk-averse