Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Work

"Hi I have a daughter, she is down with the flu, do you have anything for her?"

"Does she have runny and blocked nose? Any fever? Any cough? Sore throat? Phlegm? How old is your kid, and what's her weight?"

"Runny and blocked nose, watery eyes, slight fever. No cough as yet. 15 kg"

"Okay, you may try this, and this." Rattling the doses off when calculated against her weight, the parent looked a little bewildered.

Without hesitation, I took a label and started writing the doses on it, and then passed it to the parent with a smile.

No questions asked, the patient took the medication, and looked straight into my eye, "Thank you so much for your help"

I feel so thankful for patients who actually take my word for it, instead of treating me like a medication promoter. Although this tend to be Caucasians, nonetheless, they make my day a little easier to get by!


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