re: Is The Doctor Wrong?

I'm gonna reply to my own post and I was being glib with the Cat on a Hot Tin Roof reference, and I'll preface my remarks by saying I do not see pediatric patients in my specialty, although my wife (no pics) is and I know she has to deal with these issues from time to time.

My feeling is that bad news needs to be delivered promptly, honestly and as compassionately as possible, but agian, I only deal with adult patients. My thought is that when a minor child is involved, the clinician would likely have a conversation with the parents of the minor child first and then develop a shared plan on how to proceed.