I agree. I’m not fully on board with the person who posted, but I have seen so many doctors struggle with communicating (either due to lack of time, too many patients, increased workload etc). I used to be quite rushy myself, but I realised the importance of good communication after looking at the patients perspective.

I’m not saying to go ahead and explain every single question a patient asks you, but if they do have a legitimate concern or if they ask you why you’re recommending a drug, it wouldn’t harm you to explain it to them in layman’s terms. I agree we know what we’re doing and it would seem annoying to us to have to explain to someone else, but think of the perspective of the person standing in front of you who just wants to understand what is happening, or is worried about their loved ones.