Typically, clinicians begin interviews by inquiring about what concerns brought the patient into the office. on average, clinicians interrupt the patient’s opening statement after 18-23 seconds, and seldom return to asking the patient for a complete list of concerns. the most likely result of this pattern of limiting the list of concerns in opening the discussion is to:

The best answer to the question: The most likely result of this pattern of limiting the list of concerns in opening the discussion is to:___, would be: To increase the frequency of late-arising concerns.

Explanation:

When interviewing a patient, especially for the first time, clinicians should consider that it is less time consuming for them to listen carefully to as many concerns of the patient as possible, in order to form themselves a full picture of the patient, and what is going on, than if they simply interrupt them to later have the patient still interrupt the clinician in order to clarify concerns that arise as the interview and examination goes. ALthough it is not possible for the clinician under time pressures to give the patient the whole time of consult, he/she might use clues given by the patient himself to form the full picture, empathize with the patient, and still come up with the real reason why the patient is consulting.