In practicing medicine, doing a little more than a little less
Intuitively appears to be the right thing to do, a slight excess
In terms of treatment in order to alleviate
Patients’ suffering seems better than to leave them in an uncomfortable state..
There is no reason to wait and watch, and risk deterioration
When multiple interventions can be performed for symptom amelioration..
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Interventions are advised with good intentions
But what is increasingly coming to attention
Is that there is over-treatment in contemporary healthcare
Increasing downstream costs and complications of which we should be aware
Antibiotic resistance, drug interactions
Radiation from imaging, adverse drug reactions
Are “side-effects” of overprescribing and over-treatment
More treatment is better only to a limited extent..
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Not every ailment needs treatment aggressive
Sometimes time and rest is what we need to give
To our patients, we should not forget
That the body can recuperate, rejuvenate and reset..
Passion...unbridled 
This is both interesting and timely for me. My new oncologist is alternating CT and Pet scans instead of only Pet scans. He is concerned about radiation. Interesting how a different doctor has a different opinion about treatment. Thanks for this perspective.
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