I was asked this weekend how I feel about "Google Warriors" that I may encounter in my medical practice. My mind immediately flashed to the "don't confuse your Google search with my medical degree" signs and the clever response that many disabled and chronically ill folks give: "don't confuse your medical degree with my X years living with my condition."

Now, not every patient who comes in with a ready Google search will be disabled or chronically ill -- although they often are.