2007-02-04 12:41:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
In any profession, there are excellent people and there are mediocre people. Doctors are no excption. And allopathy as taught today depends heavily on elimination, which is basically trial and error. Another reason for trail and error is that some medicines are tolerated better by a person where as another person cannt tolerate them and needs some other medicines. Pain medicines, anti-histamines, antacids etc. need a few trials before the patient and the doctor know which suits the patient. So, trial and error per se is not bad.
If you change your doctor and go to a new one, he / she has the advantage of seeing what has not worked for you so far. His /her job is thus easier and we think the second doctor is better than the first, which may not be the case.
Apart from technical skills, what drives a patient away from a doctor is the communication problems, and bedside manners.
2007-02-09 01:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One can determine the same very easily i.e. in case the doctor jumps to conclusions without valid proofs as expected in medical sciences then he is prescribing on trial and error basis. However, if he does some routine checks, followed by appropriate tests (like blood or urine etc.) and again followed by advanced test in case of complicated problems. One can be rest assured that he is not prescribing medicines on trial and error basis. However, there are certain ailments which show similar symptoms and also a certain degree of overlap in the tests. Then the doctor prescribes a broad spectrum drug and takes a chance. He too cannot keep waiting for too long. This could endanger the patient.
2007-02-10 07:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ganesh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the situation.
Sometimes a diagnosis is not possible to make immediately and you treat on a trial and error basis. This can be true in emergent life and death situations. This can also happen if the patient's exam and tests do not reveal a proper diagnosis. Sometimes the doctor knows the diagnosis, but the disease is rare and there is not much information on how to treat that disease, so you have to try trial and error.
But most of the time, the patient is evaluated and tests are done to get a correct diagnosis and then treatment is started.
2007-02-04 20:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by violetkites 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as u have different kinds of humanbeings u have different kinds of doctors as well.while some may prescribe without doing any tests but that to i think is based on an emperical diagnosis according to signs & symptoms of diseases & they do it to save on patients expanses on multiple investigations while there will be another set of doctors who will go to all the limits to confirm the diagnosis by doing all possible investigations before starting any treatment without any considerations for patients mpney.same way there are patients of different mindsets too.some would like to comfirm the diagnosis before starting any kind of medicine while some would like to take the medicines without going for any tests.some times i would say all test also do not lead u anywhere where trial & error becomes imperative but that is very rare.i do not advocate using trial & error method while prescribing medicines.quacks might be doing it but i really doubt if qualified physucians do it.& above all patients have all the rights to ask about the diagnosis,plan of treatment,if some tests are required,what those tests are.effect on treatment plan after the results of the tests,& they should excercise their rights instead of just saying that doctors are just prescribing on trial & error basis.
2007-02-06 04:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by pyaremohan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the present doctors are not capable of diagnosing the disease. They just give several types of pills with a hope that one thing or the other will work. They will force you undergo several tests in a particular lab where they have tie up. For smallest ailment, they will prescribe strongest antibiotic or steroids without realisng the side effects. Go to an allopath only in emergency. Otherwise, ayurveda or homeopath will be recommended where there is no side effect.
2007-02-05 03:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't call it a "practice" for nothing.
2007-02-04 20:52:00 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iIt would be helpful to have more information.
2007-02-04 20:45:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋