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Machiavelli · 11-24-2013, 08:05 AM

^^Most clinics should have a rapid strep test so that cases like your child's don't happen too often. Of course, the test is not 100% sensitive, but it's better than waiting to be treated. Also, strep is usually pretty obvious if you examine properly.

And there was obviously a communication/follow-up issue in your case. That physician should have called you as soon as she/he got the result, and left a prescription for you...no reason for your son to have to see another doctor, be ill for longer, and use up more health care dollars.

11-24-2013, 08:05 AM	#26
Machiavelli Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Exp:	^^Most clinics should have a rapid strep test so that cases like your child's don't happen too often. Of course, the test is not 100% sensitive, but it's better than waiting to be treated. Also, strep is usually pretty obvious if you examine properly. And there was obviously a communication/follow-up issue in your case. That physician should have called you as soon as she/he got the result, and left a prescription for you...no reason for your son to have to see another doctor, be ill for longer, and use up more health care dollars. __________________ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. I love power.