Added: Sep 23, 2008
"Information is power and patients need to have the information." Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center stresses the need for patients to compile as much information they can as quickly as possible so they can make an informed, punctual decision regarding their urologic condition.
"It may be a urinary tract infection, but it may be a sign of bladder cancer. So if something bothers you, contact somebody." Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center urges people to get themselves checked out by a urologist for even the mildest urologic discomfort. Dr. Vaughan warns how the slightest pain could be a sign of a serious urologic disease.
"We like evidence-based medicine, however we can't ever lose the individuality." Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center explains how urologists go about evaluating urologic diseases and conditions.
"We're entering a new era in medicine where the patients are going to be taking an incredible amount of responsibility for their own diseases." Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center explains how now, more than ever, with the advent of new technology facilitating communication and learning, he believes patients will be able to start diagnosing urologic diseases themselves.
"I could be sitting right here and be operating in another room, another county, another city." Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center explains the nature of robotic surgery, how it lessens pain, and prospects for improvement in the future.
"How do you know whether that's an infection or something else. That's the type of thing we would hope to explain" Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center runs through many common questions patients have, for themselves and for doctors, about urology.
"Urology is a fascinating field. It's interesting because we not only do surgery, but we also diagnose." Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center describes the many different aspects of urology and the many functions that urologists have, from diagnosis through surgery. Dr. Vaughan also notes how urologists treat everyone, including all ages and both sexes.
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