Fair enough, but in the pilot world, elevated BP sets off all kinds of bells and whistles and usually triggers blood work, that is where your liver will tell on you...The liver enzymes tell the tale, but it was the elevated BP that made them look deeper.
Elevated bp is bad no matter what the reason. I get it. If it sparks further tests that show how alcohol has hurt that person, I’m all for it.
On the one hand, I think if a doc truly cares for their patients, they should ask some lifestyle questions and make appropriate comments, which may fall on deaf ears. Maybe they should tell their patients they are 20 lbs north of a healthy weight, and mention the health problems they could suffer from, and maybe tell them what other successful patients did to lose the weight? The patient might walk out and think, FU doc, or might say, ‘well, I didn’t want to change until my doc said x...” and make a change.
But I don’t like pediatricians asking if there is a gun in the home. That is intrusive. It would be ok RE the health of their young patients I suppose, if the pedi asked, “are there any unsecured guns in the home?” That is fine. But I am sure a gangbanger with guns and drugs on the coffee table would say no anyway. Pediatricians should ask every parent, “Are there adults not related to the child in the home when the child is sleeping?” And then cite a stat about child abuse relating to these adults. I’d like that!