tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36308462.post881277824835603153..comments2023-07-03T08:11:03.409-05:00Comments on Nowhere, IL: Grrr!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36308462.post-64973463601362936292007-11-19T12:39:00.000-06:002007-11-19T12:39:00.000-06:00Thus medical care, although many people have no ac...Thus medical care, although many people have no access to it, is a significant and growing part of our GDP.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279999850117456433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36308462.post-23213033405331057862007-11-17T21:25:00.000-06:002007-11-17T21:25:00.000-06:00I used to think it was just the occasional young, ...I used to think it was just the occasional young, inexperienced doctor who jumped to the conclusion that every fever, cough and sniffle signaled the onset of some rare, tropical disease or the growth of some life-threatening neoplasm, but now I think they're all nuts.<BR/><BR/>Here's a tiny clue for all you go-getter doctors out there ...<BR/><BR/>Look for the MOST likely cause first, not last.<BR/><BR/>Kids get stomach aches, earaches, headaches and fevers, most of which are benign. Before you start reaching for the spinal tap equipment, ask their MOTHER what SHE thinks might be wrong.<BR/><BR/>Had a doctor listened to me when my son was two years old he could have been spared the sweat chloride test for pulmonary fibrosis AND the head and neck x-rays (after which they diagnosed cancerous tumors growing down his toddler throat) and skipped directly to the ENT I finally defied them all and consulted on my own. The one who took out his ginormous tonsils and adenoids.Kwachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947544432313181778noreply@blogger.com