17.48: Bodies, Why? (Part III)
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Pain Scales
Sally Kohn: Pain scales are fundamentally useless when you're trying to communicate with a physician. One of these scales talks about how much the pain interferes with other things I'm trying to do, she says. Kohn: There's no empathy there, the lack of empathy in those things. And gain relief medication, especially if you are female or from a marginalized group, they will automatically ratchet it down.
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