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re: Sitting in the doctor office with my kid, doctor wants to prescribe
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:01 pm to Bedhog
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:01 pm to Bedhog
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I'm not pretending to be a doctor so explain why the doctor was willing to prescribe them as a precautionary measure?
I was making fun of the person that insinuated that strep was a virus and not a bacteria
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Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:01 pm to Bedhog
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Antibiotics for strep without even running a test. Only visual inspection of ears and throat
I'm not a doctor or anything. In fact, I'm a simpleton, but maybe he/she can tell it's strep from a visual inspection.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:01 pm to Bedhog
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Isn't it frowned upon by civility standards because of the fear that viruses may gain immunity to antibiotics
quote:You should.
and basically made me feel bad for questioning this.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:01 pm to Janky
quote:again. Even if its identified, what good will antibiotics do against a VIRUS?
Normally they can visually identify it.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:02 pm to Bedhog
Sounds like the doc was doing your kid a solid by avoiding that god awful strep test
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:03 pm to Bedhog
To be fair the bacteria that causes strep is kinda a “dumb” bacteria that is still susceptible to 1st generation antibiotics so its not as big an issue as other things
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:04 pm to Bedhog
Get a new doctor
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:05 pm to Cosmo
quote:so it's no big deal then to preimplantativly prescribe antibiotics for bacterial Streptococcus?
be fair the bacteria that causes strep is kinda a “dumb” bacteria that is still susceptible to 1st generation antibiotics so its not as big an issue as other things
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:06 pm to Bedhog
If a doctor sees pus pockets in a kid's throat, he's getting antibiotics.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:06 pm to Bedhog
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again. Even if its identified, what good will antibiotics do against a VIRUS?
Strep is not a virus. It's a bacteria.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:08 pm to Bedhog
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again. Even if its identified, what good will antibiotics do against a VIRUS?
What are you rambling on about man? Strep is a bacteria. Viruses do not gain “immunity” by poor antibiotic stewardship. Bacteria can gain resistance by poor antibiotic stewardship.
If your kid had fever, lymphadenopathy, lack of a cough and tonsillar exudates, strep is a slam dunk and the doc saved you some unnecessary testing.
You probably also would have been upset if they ran a strep test and you got a bill for it.
You probably also would have been upset if you weren’t offered antibiotics and the doc told your kid it was viral, stay hydrated, take Tylenol and suck it up.
Bottom line, if you didn’t like or trust the doctor then find a new one, but second guessing the doctor and calling the doctor out on a subject you clearly have absolutely no clue about is dumb, and makes you look ignorant.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:08 pm to Bedhog
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Antibiotics
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viruses may gain immunity to antibiotics
Trust the doctor because you're clearly a moron.
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again. Even if its identified, what good will antibiotics do against a VIRUS?
Strep throat is a bacterial infection.
Again, you don't know anything. Listen to the doctor.
This post was edited on 9/3/19 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:09 pm to Bedhog
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the doctor
quote:there's your problem
she
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:10 pm to tigerfan4120
Read my post 4 up from yours.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:10 pm to Bedhog
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again. Even if its identified, what good will antibiotics do against a VIRUS?
I was gonna come tell you that you are wrong, but it looks like that has been taken care of.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:10 pm to tigerfan4120
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Strep can be diagnosed simply by history and exam. Typically will see a characteristic grey/white tonsillar exudate. Don’t need to get any lab work. Stick to watching Scrubs, baw, and leave the doctoring to the professionals.
Plus a lot of the rapid strep tests can be inaccurate.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:13 pm to Bedhog
Wait...are you really this dumb???
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:16 pm to Bedhog
quote:Strep throat is not caused by a virus. If she suspects strep via a visual inspection, she will prescribe antibiotics to treat it
I'm not a doctor yet here we sit in the doctors office with a doctor that was at first willing to prescribe them for a possible viral infection
Posted on 9/3/19 at 4:17 pm to Bedhog
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a doctor that was at first willing to prescribe them for a possible viral infection
Given the heightened risk of bacterial infection from having viral tonsillitus, I see no issue. Either it's strep or something else.
I got destroyed this time last year by strep. Ended up coughing up two walnut sized exudate balls that I had aspirated.
Nearly choked to death.
I was gargling with bourbon every two hours.
This post was edited on 9/3/19 at 4:19 pm
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