Conversation yesterday:
Tech - "Doctor, the boarding facility nearby is on the phone. Have you heard of alprazolam?"
Me - "Yes, it's a sedative like diazepam or midazolam."
Tech - "Doctor, they are asking because they have a (insert your favorite old aggressive large breed dog here) and they want to make sure the dose is appropriate to control (his/her) aggression."
Me - "Then they should call the doctor who prescribed it in the first place. How the hell should I know having never seen the dog?"
Yep, I get questions like these several times per day ... hence my previous post.
WHYYYYYYYYYYY can't they just say that themselves?!?!?! And not even ask you?!?!?
ReplyDeleteI had a receptionist spend 5 minutes (while I was trying to calculate drug doses and write instructions) trying to talk me into squeezing in an appointment (who didn't want to pay the extra $40 to come in on emergency) for a cat who is seen by another associate at our clinic, for an injection of Depo-Medrol. No diagnostics, just a Depo shot. Receptionist said, "But Dr. Other ALWAYS does this". Well, then Dr. Other is MORE than welcome to see this cat on Monday!
A.R.G.H.
Yes, that would be nice wouldn't it? Oh well.
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