Consultas informais: relato de caso de uma jovem médica como paciente
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https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v39i5.13393Keywords:
Consulta de corredor, Consulta informal, Comunicação, Médicos, Relato de casoAbstract
Introdução: As consultas informais são atos médicos caracterizados pela autorreferenciação a um médico, sem registo clínico ou seguimento adequado. Apesar de controversa, esta prática assume-se como parte integrante da cultura médica. Este caso clínico mostra a importância de compreender as consequências das consultas informais e as vantagens de uma atitude preventiva em relação à saúde do próprio.
Descrição do caso: Profissional de saúde do sexo feminino, de 28 anos, com lombalgia com dois meses de evolução recorre a uma consulta informal, na qual foram discutidos um diagnóstico presuntivo e um plano de tratamento a ser implementado. Devido ao agravamento sintomatológico recorreu a uma consulta formal de ortotraumatologia, na qual se estabeleceu um diagnóstico definitivo de hérnia lombar e foi discutido e implementado um plano de tratamento de forma partilhada, que teve bons resultados.
Comentário: Este caso revela a complexidade da relação clínica e contexto psicossocial das consultas informais. Os profissionais de saúde estão particularmente suscetíveis à trivialização dos sinais e sintomas, recorrendo a consultas informais para uma rápida resolução da condição clínica, de forma a conseguirem manter-se a trabalhar, mas sem aprofundar a etiologia e causa do problema.
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