I see it daily: Requests for medical diagnosis from people who should be going to, dare I say it, a doctor.
Example: "I'm bleeding out both eyeballs, I've missed three periods, my tongue is sloughing off little green flecks, my poop is shaped like cubes, I have had a nonstop migraine since Bill Clinton's second inaugural and my eyehockey is a disturbing shade of magenta. What could be wrong?"
If the requests for medical advice were banned, what do you think the total percentage cut would be?
2006-12-30 11:54:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Addition to question, in honor of Westbound98: "Is it flu?!?!"
2006-12-30 12:51:23 · update #1
The remaining would be about 15%. Which obviously means about 85% of all questions should be checked my a medical professional.
What's even more pathetic is the laziness of most or all of these questions which can be found with a simple search. The world is at the fingertips of anyone who has Internet access, yet, they are too lazy to do so. They rely on the words of strangers whom most have no idea about the topic they are answering. Tis a sad world indeed.
2006-12-30 12:04:24 · answer #1 · answered by S H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I work for the health department, and it is just as bad. People call us every day and want us to diagnose everything over the phone. The best calls are when people want to diagnose a rash based on their description. We can tell them if their symptoms are consistent with a particular disease, but we won't diagnose at all.
You did leave out one part of your question. You forgot to ask if it was flu, like everyone else seems to do.
2006-12-30 12:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by westbound98 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bill, I agree that many of the questions posted should be directed to a much more appropriate source. There are also many questions that nurses, such as myself, are qualified to answer because many of us are trained to triage and we're all obligated to give patient education. None of the questions should be answered by unlicensed, non-medical people but that's just my own opinion.
2006-12-30 12:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alot.... i agree but some people would rather know that they are not over reacting by going to a doctor. Many people dont know a serious problem from a small one. But if you had to cut them... we would lose like 75% of questions
2006-12-30 12:01:27 · answer #4 · answered by Chrissy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At least 50%. Especially all of the "Am I pregnant?" questions
2006-12-30 12:01:16 · answer #5 · answered by mickey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋