Most people think they understand what's happening at a doctor's office. Most people are at least a little wrong. Dr. Lara and David work through the ten things physicians wish their patients actually knew — not about diagnoses, but about how medicine works, what doctors are thinking, and where expectations and reality tend to diverge.

A zinc blood test costs six dollars cash. The same test through insurance, after a denial, costs $230. Nobody — not the patient, not the physician — can explain why. In this episode of Vitals & Values, Dr. Lara and David stop being polite about the American healthcare system and start being specific.

What if a routine checkup could save your life? In this episode recap, David Roden and Dr. Lara’s father share how feeling perfectly healthy led to a surprising diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and severe blocked arteries—and why preventative care matters more than we think.