if dr. jones is practicing defensive medicine what is likely to be his motivation for doing so
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To avoid malpractice law suits.
or discipline from the state medical board. Sometimes medical doctors get bad vibes from a patient or a patient's family, and if the procedure he would rather do for aggressive treatment is risky, he will avoid it because of this defensive posture. Folks seldom stick their own necks into the guillotine, at least here in Texas.
If Dr. Jones is practicing "defensive medicine," whiat is likely to be his motivation for doing so?