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While 5 bucks is nice.. You need a culture check to see if a patient needs antibiotics(most sore throats are viral). I'm guessing, because it is only a 5 dollar
by rootedbox 14y ago
While 5 bucks is nice.. You need a culture check to see if a patient needs antibiotics(most sore throats are viral). I'm guessing, because it is only a 5 dollar visit he doesn't do that test.
This causes 2 issues.
1. The patient receives drugs for which will do him nothing.
2. Allows for antibiotic resistance to be breed into microorganisms.
- kenmazy 14y agoNowhere in the video was it every implied that the doctor handed out antibiotics like candy. I wouldn't be surprised if this doctor actually wrote less antibiotic prescriptions than his younger peers.