sas5814 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Besides the usual warnings I ask "do you imagine I have a cure and I'm just denying it to you? Why would I do that?" For people that ask how I know it is a virus (usually accompanied by "without doing a test") I say "how do you know I am more than 3 feet tall? You didn't measure me. Because your eyes, education, and experience tell you that is true." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk732 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 5:29 PM, CAdamsPAC said: Has anyone else received a telephone call for the Medical Examiners Office asking about medications found with a deceased patient of yours? It can be an eye-opener. Yes, the Medical Investigator called me from the patient's house across the street from my office when I was in FM...found dead from an MI (as it turned out). We now have some "Viral Rx pads" in our ED the ministry health provided us in time for flu season. I too am shaking my head at the lack of basic health education people get in school these days - I remember being taught in Grade 3/4 about viruses, bacteria, some of the diseases they cause, why we got the vaccines we got, etc...now we have people showing up in ED's/UCC's/FM offices with the usual chief complaint of "I can't be sick right now - give me your silver bullet, just don't tell me it's Tincture of Time" because they think they know better than people that went to school to learn this stuff and that "Patient Centred Medicine" = "Fast Food Drive Thru". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trazodone Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 A tactic I have used with patients is to become "hurt and offended" in a sad way so that they actually feel bad for me. I was upfront with one patient who "can't I just get 15 days of anti-biotics" and told them that if their goal was levaquin for every sinus infection, I Would not be able to see them. I have used the tactic of being hurt and have used the tactic of telling the patient that I would not notice a weird noise coming from my car engine (I know nothing about cars) and then go into my mechanic and tell them what I thought I needed. I would trust their training, expertise and experience. This has been a helpful tactic and I have seen some benefit from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenspac Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 based on your presentation this is likely viral. Im not Rxing a AB because it does not kill viruses and can lead to side effects. If your unhappy you can seek medical help with another provider. If your symptoms get worse you should be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkertdm Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I throw my Starbucks at them and threaten to call their manager. Ohhh, this for providers talking to patients. Never mind then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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