[Magdalen] End of an Era.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Dr. David, thanks for the medical side of the description of 
'temporal/causal' problems as they relate to medical symptoms. I learned 
this the hard way taking my mom to doctors in the years after she moved near 
me from another state.  The ways she would describe her problems (primarily 
how she 'felt' before something happened or hurt) evoked many different 
solutions, none of which worked or were found to be the root causes of the 
problem.  I have since learned about that scenario and have shared it with 
others and been very mindful of my own descriptions and 'background' info 
regarding aches/pains/symptoms.

Lynn

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From: "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 1:50 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] End of an Era.

>
>
> In a message dated 4/2/2015 12:58:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jguthrie at pipeline.com writes:
>
> Coincidence is not Causation, but the steep decline in TEC  membership
> seems to
> coincide with the demise of MP as Principal  Service..>>>
>
> But don't you think there is a temporal but not causal relationship 
> there?
>
> I constantly, during 50 years of dermatology practice, had to deal  with
> this same temporal/causal problem.
>
> Patient's would say, but Doc, my rash began when I visited New York  City
> or wherever.  Or my rash began while I watched fireworks on the 4th  of
> July, etc., etc.
>
> While always careful to give any patient history full consideration,  much
> of the time these temporal associations had nothing to do with the  cause
> of the patient's rash, and their dwelling on these temporal  associations
> could well be counterproductive to clearing the rash.
>
> David Strang.
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