Doc, is this a placebo?

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01font00Patient: Doc, is this a placebo?02br
00Doc: No, it's a pharmacologically active.02br
00Patient: I thought it was an inert.02font02br
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00The first remark is OK, but the second and third use terms that most patients would not be familiar with.02br
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10Please correct the following sentences:12br
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10Patient: Doc, is this a placebo?12br
10Doc: No, it's 11font11del10a12del12font10 pharmacologically active.12br
10Patient: I thought it was 11font

0So, how do they address their doctors? By surname? 0-

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01cite10Pter12cite10So, how do they address their doctors? By surname? 12blockquote

10I doubt it. I think what Clive means is it is not necessary to address the doctor by title or name because it is obvious whom you are talking to. On the other hand if there were several people in the room there is nothing wrong with

0I watched a few episodes of House. The shots very often start at the middle of the converstation between Dr House and the patient. But don't they need to say hi or something at the beginning?02br
00By the way, I also think the dialogue posted by Jackson is extremely unlikely to happen. No doctor would use such terms when talking to a patient, unless perhaps the patient is also a

0 Thank you, everyone. 0-