So-called "VIP Syndrome" is an established clinical treatment issue that might be affecting the President's care. [h/t @QuinlanSievers ]

It's not being discussed much, but it's real. (1/5) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5180542/

"When very important people (VIP) become patients, they often give pause to the medical teams involved in their care. VIP patients, often those who hold celebrity status, power, or perceived connections, engender awe and fear in those who care for them." (2/5)

"While the pervasive belief is that VIP patients receive better care than other patients, this is not always the case." (3/5)

"'VIP syndrome,' as it is known in the literature, is described as a cycle of patient demands resulting in unsound clinical judgment in efforts to meet unrealistic expectations resulting in deleterious outcomes." (4/5)

"The expectation of special treatment and emphasis on more tests and interventions often results in iatrogenic consequences, with the need for further and often unnecessarily innocuous medical interventions that perpetuate this precarious cycle." (5/5)