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First of all, thank you so much for the explanation, I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone explain “medical talk” this explicitly to me.
Secondly, you are really good at explaining these things even though English isn’t your native language. You’re doing great both linguistically and medically.
And finally, I totally see now why you would be running into a brick wall with these definitions and how doctors don’t take that responsibility seriously enough. It’s a difficult topic, but I think a comic could really help explain this stuff better. You should give it a try
If you ever have any questions about jargon I’m always up for explaining if I can, I think patient communication is super important and I think as patient you have the right to know what’s going on (But I can’t provide any kind of medical assistance through the internet, both because I am unqualified to diagnose anything, and because it would be irresponsible even if I were qualified.). Now I’m making a summer project out of learning to draw better, even if I never become good enough to draw that comic it at least gives me something to do.
I appreciate the offer, thank you! And I’ll be sure to ask a local doctor for medical advice.
By the end of summer you’re probably good enough to draw the compliance-adherence-concordance comic, you’ll see