The very fatness of a patient can focus attention of some physicians onto weight rather than the immediate health issue at hand. It can also deter patients from having routine matters handled for fear of embarassment and physician lack of empathy.
Everything from bladder infections to brain tumors have been misdiagnosed - or more correctly gone undiagnosed - because of the bias of doctors conducting exams who simply assumed the symptoms were merely weight related, according to a Newhouse News Service story.
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Everything from bladder infections to brain tumors have been misdiagnosed - or more correctly gone undiagnosed - because of the bias of doctors conducting exams who simply assumed the symptoms were merely weight related, according to a Newhouse News Service story.
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