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How do you know when it is "necessary" to take antibiotics?
by fiatjaf 11y ago
How do you know when it is "necessary" to take antibiotics?
- DanBC 11y agoThere's a health campaign in England you might be interested in: https://antibioticguardian.com/ https://antibioticguardian.com/ But when a doctor prescribes a medication a useful question (no matter what the medication) is "What happens if I don't take it? What happens if we just watch and wait?"
- fiatjaf 11y agoThank you for the helpful answer.
- bautez 11y agoTypically your labs and vitals will tell you if antibiotics are indicated. Things like increased WBC, lactic acid, hypotension, tachycardia etc. Blood cultures, too.