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ELI5: Why do doctors ask the exact same questions that I just told the nurse before he came in?

ELI5: Why do doctors ask the exact same questions that I just told the nurse before he came in?

Pretty annoying. Why do they do this?
gpt
A couple of reasons:

* Easy to get charts mixed up. By asking you directly, they know for sure what your symptoms are.

* It prevents the loss of communication.  What the nurse interprets and what the doctor interprets may be two different things. Getting a first-hand explanation is better than a second-hand one.

* The reason the nurse initially asks you questions is to help assess the severity of your symptoms.