The MD we brought my mother to for a "meet and greet" only refused to see her unless she signed a broad consent stating they could do any test or procedure they wanted to. We crossed out parts of the consent stating only "medically necessary" tests and that we needed consents for each procedure. The doctor got super annoyed and was not that kind afterwards. I do not think we will be going back to that MD.
I was taught not to sign broad consents.
I DO know that a good doc will tell you why they want certain tests.
How in heck is a doc going to force you to have test you don't want?
Maybe it's a consent to allow the doc to ORDER the test? Doesn't mean you have to have it.
As to Amyloid plaques, they don't always mean Alzheimer's. But they CERTAINLY cause cognitive issues.
I ended up leaving that practice quickly after many issues: the PA called me on the phone yelling, the medical assistant was too authoritarian and told me I needed certain tests even before I had a chance to talk to the MD.--the medical assistant was wrong. I am not happy with old-school authoritarian medicine and walked away.
Oddly, recently a dermatologist office wanted to sign consents on their ipad--in them it stated I agreed that they could use my photographs for teaching, etc. I was not comfortable with this as I did not know if the photos were going to be sold.
Thanks for listening and offering perspective and support. Medical ethics especially when it comes to consents is so important to me.
The neurologist I saw was so highly recommended that I waited 3 months to get an appointment with them. I wish it had been a better experience.
Based on another post of yours today, was this a neurologist?
My husband sees at neurologist at NYU who specializes in neurocognitive disorders.
He was not asked to sign any such broad consent. It was clear that the doc would have liked for DH to have a PET scan, a spinal tap and a psychiatric consult. But there was no insistence and no annoyance--just for comparison.