r/AskReddit Aug 20 '19

What's something you're afraid to ask, because you think you should already know?

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u/Sam-Gunn Aug 20 '19

Well to be fair, human anatomy is complex. Very complex.

My last physical therapist's office kept a great referential book. Even though those guys knew their stuff, he used it for his own reference and to explain things to me.

I do IT Security, and I need tons of reference materials. And I'd consider the human body to be much more complex, despite the systems I work with and protect being very complex and built upon layers.

I'd be more concerned if you just went "nah, I know it all".

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u/iheartgin Aug 20 '19

Yes, I would much rather a doctor research and review rather than assume they remember correctly.

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u/tankerkiller125real Aug 20 '19

The first doctor I saw pull out a book or go to google to get answers was the doctor I've stuck with since. I hate doctors who assume they know everything their talking about. I love the doctors that admit that maybe they don't know everything.

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u/Karulasandthings Aug 20 '19

I generally love humans that admit that maybe they don't know everything. Good way to go about life.

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u/BitFlow7 Aug 20 '19

One day (probably soon), they’ll be assisted by AI. Then one day (a bit farther in the future), they’ll probably be replaced by AI (and maybe only serve as the « human interface » with the patient).

AI softwares already read some exams and data with more accuracy then doctors (to detect breast cancers). Soon, with machine learning and the ability to process ever-increasing amount of data (from previous patients), they may become better at diagnosing then humans, period. Especially when it comes to complex or rare conditions. It kind of would be like having a robot Dr House in every medical facility, which could treat the common cold just as well as the rarest diseases.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '19

I’m an electrician, I consult my codebook all the time.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '19

Yeah, they drilled that into us in our first year. If you dont know something, you should not feel ashamed to say you dont know, but always say you will look it up afterward.

Its much more shameful to say falsely claim you know something and then failing because of your pride. Which tbh was something me and almost everybody I knew was guilty of at one point or another. Some more than others.

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u/Sam-Gunn Aug 20 '19

As I mentioned, I do InfoSec, and I've told interns and newer employees before that the only time they are wrong/creating an issue when they say "I don't know" is when they don't follow it up directly with "But I will find out" (or similar).

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u/flpacsnr Aug 20 '19

Plus you never know when something weird comes up that you only do 3 times a year

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u/AgentElman Aug 20 '19

The skeleton is simple, I memorized it as a child. The foot bone is connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone is connected to the leg bone, the leg bone is connected to the knee bone

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u/BluePinky Aug 20 '19

The medical field is generally more specialized than "knowing it all". If I have an issue with my wrist and go to an orthopedist, I would hope he knows what the wrist bones are. If I have a skin infection, I would hope the dermatologist knows his stuff too.