A few weeks ago, I had a funny thing happen to me (medically) and someone I know in the nursing program decided to give me an on-the-spot examination to see what might be wrong. He told me that I had a certain type of condition, making a huge fuss of what he felt in front of a bunch of other people. I’m sure it made him look positively super.
I went to see my doctor about this thing–she has been my physician since I was a baby. I also mentioned that my friend had mentioned a specific term/name for the condition he diagnosed me with.
“I don’t know if this helps, but my friend said it was [name of condition]? What is that?”
[laughs] “There’s no way he could have known that. You’d need a [special laboratory test] to determine that. Your friend was either pulling your leg or trying to be a hero.”
“Oh… He lied to me?!”
“Seems like it.”
This is most displeasing, as it tells me that this acquaintance of mine really is as pompous as many people think, and/or there are medical “professionals” who are not at all professional.