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As doctors we should also learn to communicate and document our communication. If the doctor had explained to the Op the reason for his treatment (assuming what the Op said is true) the Op wouldn't have been worried as he is.

I have once had a reason to prescribe a drug used for contraception to a teenager who is non-sexually active for menstrual irregularities, I explained to her what and why I'm giving her the drug and I requested to see and explain to her mother before releasing the prescription to her.

After my explanation the woman was more than happy before leaving my consulting room. We should form the habit of talking to and with our patients.

As patients too, you have the right to know the type of treatment is being given to you and the right to reject it if you are not satisfied by the doctor's explanation. The doctor also has a right not to treat you as a patient under certain circumstances.

Communicate your documentation and document your communication.

SolarEdge:
We noticed some rash in our 4 months old baby's sex organ which I perceived is a reaction from her diapers, we took her to the hospital for checkup and they recommended anti fungal cream to be applied and instructed that we don't wear her diapers for now while we apply the cream.

While waiting at the hospital pharmacy I noticed the attendant was taking longer time to attend to me, because the doctor had already written to them what they should give to me with my baby's file in front of the attendant. The attendant still asked how old is the baby I said 4 months. She was just giving excuses that she's coming that I should be patient, so I sat down.

After some time she brought the cream and some drugs. We left and got home very late last night, so my wife suggested my baby should start the drugs by morning but we should apply the cream given to us and we did not wear our baby diaper as instructed.

So this morning my wife decided to read through the leaflet in each of the drugs including the cream. To our greatest surprise the cream was strictly meant for adults and it was categorically stated it should not be used for children under age 18

Now, I'm wondering why would the hospital pharmacy attendant give us such cream. Is it that the prescribed cream wasn't available that was why she was going to and fro like the devil described in the book of Job in the Holy Bible.

Please what's your advise on this matter, is it a careless mistake or it was a deliberate act.

Should you decide to sue, ponder over the following:

Will you be ready financially for a possible protracted legal battle?

How do you know it was the wrong prescription for your child? Do you have the doctor's prescription bearing the name, age and sex of your child, the hospital's name and your child's hospital number, the doctor's full names, his designation and signature?

Do you have a witness who saw you with the doctor? Who also saw the doctor write and sign the prescription and who followed you to the pharmacy and witnessed you receive the prescription from the Pharmacist?

Are you sure you read through the leaflet very well and completely understood what were written therein?

Has there been any bodily harm done to your child that is directly attributable to the cream? If yes, did you see the side effect on the leaflet that you claimed to have read and completely understood?

Can you remember the exact time you saw the doctor with your baby? (This should be similar to what the doctor must have documented in the case note)?

Bros if your answers to the above are in the affirmative, then get your lawyer and get going.

If you don't have answers to them, then go back to the doctor and seek for further explanations instead of coming online here to seek for legal advice instead going to see a Lawyer (or are you afraid of his bills)

Doctors can make mistakes in their prescription and dosing regimen, the Pharmacist can call his attention to it. They are humans. However some mistakes are not allowable in clinical practice.

There is a difference between medical malpractice and negligence

See a Paediatrician

245 new cases of #COVID19;
131-Lagos
16-Jigawa
13-Ogun
12-Borno
9-Kaduna
9-Oyo
9-Rivers
9-Ebonyi
8-Kano
7-Kwara
5-Katsina
3-Akwa Ibom
3-Sokoto
2-Bauchi
2-Yobe
1-Anambra
1-Gombe
1-Niger
1-Ondo
1-Plateau
1-FCT
1-Bayelsa
7261 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2007
Deaths: 221

If you are in a state where Covid-19 has been confirmed I will also advise you go for the test asap

I think the op, Balogun106 has body dysmorphic disorder.

He needs to see a Psychiatrist/Psychologist as well as Dermatologist.

The Op has not learnt his lessons (not his fault anyway), he is still applying shear butter instead of seeking help in the hospital.

Cold141114:
Please help how to get over SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS DOWN ON EVERYTHING

Confide in your Mum, Dad or a friend or you can talk to me.

Alaganature:
And do you think it's normal? I guess you go for check or probably ask elders..cos for me I believe is an infection

Yea, its actually normal

AcuraZDX:
Help! My Sister Is Seeing Her Period The Second Time This Month

Please Doctors in the house, my younger sister is seeing her period for the second time just this May.

She confided in me so I promised to ask questions.

She's 21 years of age.

She saw her period on the 4th of this May and today being 20th, she's seeing it again.

Although before she saw her first period, she was recovering from Malaria and that means she was on drugs.

Please this is a serious issue and it's giving me concern.

She has been staying with me in my house since the lockdown started and I can verge for her.

Please your kind advice is needed.

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Your sister is very OK. There is nothing to worry about. Just reassure her, no qualms

Multiplier7:
Bia, leave my brother Elechi alone o...As far as he brought Federal University to my village, he did excellently well than Egwu and Umahi combined. Shift joor.

Hahahaha... OK o Bros I don leave am

Umahi is one of the best things that is happening to Ebonyi state at the moment, he matches his words with action.

Dr Sam Ominyi Egwu invested on human resource development, during his tenure EBSUTH was among the highest paying institutions in the country until his successor came and rubbished everything.

Walter Feghabo designed the outline of the capital city and will be remembered for that, he was a nice man, then.

Martin Nwanchor Elechi was the worst thing to have happened to Ebonyi state, he destroyed all his predecessor established and failed to put anything on ground to be remembered for, he was a mistake of a governor.

Ride on Umahi

216 new cases of #COVID19;

74-Lagos
33-Katsina
19-Oyo
17-Kano
13-Edo
10-Zamfara
8-Ogun
8-Gombe
8-Borno
7-Bauchi
7-Kwara
4-FCT
3-Kaduna
3-Enugu
2-Rivers

6175 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1644
Deaths: 191

Where is Kano?

Where is Kano?

Corona virus is laughing in Chinese for this huge harvest

missjekyll:
I didnt bother clicking on the link. this pfudd is in a mental institution or will be in one soon. Phones are allowed in mental institutions in the UK. You use hospital wifi. sites like instagram are blocked though.Anyways,Thank you for taking time out to click on it

I'm sure he has been able to learn a few things. Thanks a million my dear.

Lagos 179? Whaaaat

Sorry about this....

Just ensure you're self-isolating for now pending when the result comes out.

You can contact them again because they have a backlog of samples waiting to be tested.

Be positive you will pull through

Covid-19 is real.

Ebonyi state Covid-19 team is not picking their calls

https://www.nairaland.com/5859533/ebonyi-covid-19-team-not-picking

Is Femi Adesina still in Bihari's government? How come he wasn't aware of Prof Ibrahim Gambari's appointment?

He should go and sort out his problems and leave OBJ alone.

Meanwhile Ebonyi state Covid-19 team is not picking their calls

https://www.nairaland.com/5859533/ebonyi-covid-19-team-not-picking

Thank God for your recovery.

Ebonyi State Covid-19 team not responding to their calls

https://www.nairaland.com/5859533/ebonyi-covid-19-team-not-picking

They should not leave this woman alone. She should be isolated and tested asap together with members of her family. It is very very painful, and some people still don't believe Covid-19 is real

How much?

Someone has been calling the Ebonyi State Covid-19 hotlines since the past 4 hours and they have refused to pick neither did they respond to messages sent to them.

The State Epidemiologist's phone number has been switched off since then.

NCDC has also been contacted and they have escalated the issue.

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Dominique
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Someone should tell the Governor that someone has been calling the Covid-19 hotlines since the past 4 hours and they have refused to pick neither did they respond to messages sent to them, and the State Epidemiologist's phone number has been switched off since then.

NCDC has also been contacted and they have escalated the issue. These people should help the governor to fight this pandemic and stop playing politics with people's lives

Dokpesi should have just thanked God for surviving Covid-19 and pray for his son's recovery as well.

Malaria is not synonymous with Covid-19 but Covid&19 is number one differential diagnosis that must be ruled out when someone presents with malaria-like symptoms.

Dokpesi should know better as a media person that sometimes, it is better to keep quiet

Leaders should be men and women who tell the truth to their subjects. Do we have one in this country?

This is why we still have many in Nigeria today who believe Covid-19 is a hoax, when our leaders have decided to politicize it.

What a story, what a world we live in.

Op you are a good writer.

The security and welfare (including health) of a people is the primary responsibility of any sane government