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  1. Up to 81% of patients lie to their doctors about how often they exercise, how much they eat, and other behaviors to avoid being judged, according to a study published last month in JAMA Network Open—and those lies can negatively affect patients' health.
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    Two-fifths of the doctors did not disclose their financial relationships with drug and device companies to patients. These sorts of lies are clearly harmful and transparency is necessary. Some physicians lie to third-party payers to obtain approval for treatments or procedures their patients need.
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    No, blood pressure is typically measured with the individual seated or in some cases, standing. Lying down measurements are not common in clinical practice. The seated position is the standard for accurate and consistent blood pressure readings in most healthcare settings.
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    Patients lie to avoid negative consequences, to achieve secondary gain (eg, to obtain medication or disability payments), out of embarrassment or shame, or to present themselves in a better light (eg, as dutiful and compliant).
    Within medicine, physicians are often tempted to retaliate against patients who lie by withholding treatment. This retaliation can be particularly problematic when a patient lies to obtain medication or unnecessary entitlements. Also, failure to accurately detail a patient's condition and prognosis can lead to false hope.
  3. WEBOct 6, 2021 · Both patients and doctors withhold, distort, obfuscate, and lie to one another. Posted October 6, 2021 | Reviewed by Vanessa Lancaster. Key points. Increasing use of electronic communications...

  4. WEBApr 17, 2018 · Doctors shouldn't lie to their patients. But they do it all the time — sometimes for personal reasons but most of the time for what …

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      WEBJan 7, 2019 · Why Do Patients Lie to Their Doctors? For best results, the doctor-patient relationship should be built on mutual trust and honesty. By Elaine K. Howley. |. Jan. 7, 2019, at 10:05 a.m....

    • WEBJun 4, 2019 · Yet our study discovered that a huge chunk of patients — more than 80% — have concealed relevant information from their physicians. It turns out that the vast majority of our subjects — nearly …