I do. I also have a PhD from a medical school. That’s why I know if eating less milk were the best solution for this individual, they would have said that.
Managing parents’ anxieties is a major part of being a pediatrician. You don’t suggest things that might scare parents when they are not necessary.
The doctor is unable to stop them from their behavior.
Imagine yourself as a doctor. The patient has the plague. You say, “Take this antibiotic. It will go away.” They say, “We prefer quarantine and chicken noodle soup”.
Do you say ok? Or do you admonish them and risk they get angry and do nothing? Or do you say, that is better than nothing. It is their body.
The only ethical behavior for a physician in this situation is to say, “sure, try dietary modifications”.
They were trying to prevent long term brain development issues by resolving the anemia the fastest evidence-based way, but the patient refused expert advice.
That is what I said. The doctor would only have suggested meds if it were necessary.
You should change your thought process and listen to the experts.
They also would have recommended dietary changes if they actually were applicable. It is this kind of belief that leads to increased harm and is solely the reason why so many children are being harmed and killed by extremely preventable causes.
I’m not accusing you of being someone as heinous as an antivaxxer, but this is the thought process that leads people down that path.
This specific thing? Or just an iron chunk of some type?
The reason I know about this is the social aspect of trying to get people with endemic iron deficiency to use a supplement. If you’re from the more industrialized would, I’d figure you’d take supplements that, while more expensive, may or may not be more effective.
Certainly makes sense.
Not necessarily licking (I mean, if you do it enough…), but this is a thing
Cool story with interesting social, cultural, and scientific interactions.
It may have been discredited outside of simple iron deficiency since I last read about it, but dietary studies on humans are notoriously difficult to do.
Anyway. Show it here.
I’ll take a look.
So, I can’t imagine a workplace where you would share a x-ray/ultrasound/CT/mr/PET, where you’d invite people to see it, and the people who showed up could get you in trouble with HR.
Just ask.
There’s nothing prurient about it unless you have weird motives.
It’s like showing Netter. One of the classic human anatomy books.
If you do anyone remotely scientific, there should be no problem.
Just be aware, the camera may add ten pounds. The CT scanner seems to add a lot more.
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Tell me about it. There were so many more opportunities, but I figured I was being a gentlemen. I was just obtuse.
My wife and I hooked up a bit freshmen year in college and then drifted. She later pursued me. Her explanations about how oblivious I was that she wanted to come over and sleep with me are mind boggling in retrospect.
And it’s not as if American politics are not affective of the whole world.
We’re not exactly Andorra.
I wonder why this was down voted so quickly. I think it’s an interesting question.
Surely he would pick himself if he could. Or Ivanka.
Asise from my quasi joking answers, I’d be interested to hear from someone with any real knowledge.
Wow. You are an enormous, condescending ass.
This hits close to home because it reminds me of a time in my life. I, myself, am mentally ill and am disgusted that you think that asking if someone is ok is a problem or at all belittling to them.
People very much do not speak up when they need help. I know I didn’t.
Don’t be a dick.
As a former tobacco user as well, I will share something that I think we should enjoy.
I’ve been re-watching the X-files. I do occasionally let my 5 yo watch. So, the smoking man was in this one, and my kid actually asked what a cigarette was.
I’m so glad how we’ve changed smoking from common to my kid not even knowing what it is after around only 20 years.
Cool. Thanks.
It was the ellipsis that put me over the decision point.
Your responses strike me as someone who is going to harm themself or others.
It’s eerily familiar to me.
If you’re ok, can you say so?
Just say you’re not going to hurt yourself or anyone else.
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It’s just modeling humans. I was only a lab TA for two semesters, and I caught so many fake data sets.