Any doctors in the house? Need help..

[Dr.Brian]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Dead doctors don't lie.

Dead patients don't pay.

[keschete]

Originally Posted by Dr.Brian

Dead patients don't pay.

LOVE IT!!!!!!

[F&Iguy]

I hope you feel better soon

[DARK_KNIGHT]

For many reasons: ( ===LIABILITY===) , medical advise dispensed over the internet is never wise. What may seem as a "run of the mill" malaise , could be something much worse (or probably nothing to worry about). There could be hundreds of symptoms that can include "fever"................and guesstimating is never the correct solution. EVER.

One should always proceed to visit a competent health specialist. ALWAYS. That competent specialist will make the determination if you need lab work, hospitalization, etc...,

I hope you feel better and continue to update us. If you do get any lab work done and want to share..........pm me !

[77T]

I predict Rolex Sky-Dweller fever struck you down.

Buy a Sub and an Explorer and call me in the morning.


Hope you're feeling better soon...

[joeychitwood]

As an ER doc, I was constantly frustrated by people who came to see me, were diagnosed with a viral infection and sent home with supportive measures, and then filed a complaint later because I didn't give them an antibiotic like the clinic doc did when they went in the following day. Because were were always swamped, I didn't feel any pressure to give the patient what he/she wanted rather than needed just to keep them as a return customer. Society will pay the price in the future as antibiotics lose their effectiveness due to improper use, and it's the fault of health care providers who cave in to patient expectations rather than stand up for the appropriate treatment.

[DARK_KNIGHT]

We're already at or past the point of abuse of AB's and to make matters worse the pharmaceuticals are not investing in newer generations (without some form of subsidizing). It's precisely the attitude of: "liability"......... "a friend of mine takes this"..........."someone I know recommended that"..............."I feel better, so I'll stop taking the treatment".........that has us at this stage.

[keschete]

I totally agree, but what do you do in a private clinic? I used to work in the ER and frankly did what was waranted, not what was demanded.

It gets hard in private practice. I tend to use a lot of older antibiotics and reserve the newer, multispectrum drugs for serious bacterial infections.

I also order lab work on a lot of kids with prolonged fever and I catch a lot of Mono with EBV titers. I can make a real case with the lab work for not giving abx.

I wish there was a better system of educating patients. It seems like modern times, brings patients who are plugged in to social media and more trusting of their FB friends than the real educated providers.

I wish there was some type of answer. I try to do a lot of education especially in pediatric patients and sometimes give a script and ask the parents to wait 2 or 3 days before filling it. I wish there was some way to know if they actually wait.