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StateofReverie
United States633 Posts
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TheSwamp
United States1497 Posts
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UmbraaeternuS
Chile476 Posts
On July 31 2012 22:49 TheSwamp wrote: Can you explain why you prescribed him such "normal" medication? Was it because of how poor the prognosis was? There's this thing called "evidence-based medicine" which guides a physician's proper practice. You guys in the USA have created this ruling (or standard-setting, if you prefer the term) agency called the ATS, or American Thoracic Society. The ATS set a protocol and classification for pneumonias, and also specified the suggested treatment for them regarding their causal agent and type. Hence, an ATS III-class pneumonia is treated by a very specific set of medications regarding the kind of causal agent your patient has or might have. Should I use Augmentin, or Clarithromycin, or Levofloxacine, or Ceftriaxone, or which antibiotic? That question is answererd by that specific protocol, which would be very, very boring for you guys to read, since it's extremely technical and full of medical jargon. So it isn't about the will to use a medication or another only per the doc's order. It's about abiding by the set rules and treating a patient as you know you should: As the standards tell you to. | ||
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MooMooMugi
United States10531 Posts
Thank you for sharing such a deep and beautiful blog | ||
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