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In Nigeria, doctors and lecturers work multiple hospitals and universities respectively.

Lifestone:
Your post only confirmed my argument. I have been a victim of misdiagnosis, I'm still battling with it.
I do not have problems with Doctors seeking second opinions from Medical Sources, but Google is an open source.

lolz.

Google is a better option for doctors.

You are just holding up to an argument that doesn't hold water.

Because you Google something and get wrong info doesn't mean everyone else is getting wrong info.

More so, it's your inability to filter information.

If i am an economist, I Google "what is economy?"

As a trained economist, I know what to look for in the millions of results that comes up. I know websites that are authorities in such a field or those that comes close to what I'm looking for.

An untrained student will visit many of such garbage websites. But a trained specialist will know what they are looking for.

You are not a doctor and so when you Google something about health, you are a novice learning and so all the information looks legit to you.

A trained doctor already have background knowledge and seek confirmation or more information and so he cherry picks.

Even the textbooks you claim that you prefer will not make the diagnosis for the doctor. You also have the same textbooks at your disposal but because you're not trained, you can't make the diagnosis regardless of reading them.

But a trained doctor will consult the same textbooks and it'll help him reach the diagnosis.

Understand the concept of tools and references and maybe you'll rethink your mindset.

And BTW, there's a reason Google is the best search engine on the planet for over 20 years and still counting.

Those who know what they are looking for understands that Google is the best at fetching the right resources.

And that's why they succeed.

But to those who don't understand what Google is, they feel it's all garbage.

Sometimes it's not the tool that's faulty but your knowledge and use of the tool.

And so, a doctor who doesn't know what he's doing will fail a diagnosis regardless of whether he's his head alone, checking textbooks or reading from google.

Because his background knowledge is just not sufficient.

But a doctor with sufficient knowledge becomes even more powerful when he combines his head with a textbook or Google.

It's like cheating in the exam hall. If you have an idea of how the solution to the question should go, you don't have to waste your time copying everything you browse with your phone.

You check the necessary sections, and if it doesn't feel right you'll know almost immediately and if it's right you can just copy where necessary.

But if you don't have an idea or background information on how the solution should go, you'll carry your textbook, phones and laptops and still fail the same exam because there are terrible answers on the internet and also not all parts of a textbook will answer the questions right.

Let your doctor be free to explore as many tools as possible. It's important.

Thanks

Lifestone:
I'm not as ignorant as you thought. I will certainly have problems with my Doctor checking Google of all search engines to diagnose me. I will certainly not be returning there.
It's even worse that the doctor is doing so openly for me to notice. A lot of psychology in healing.
My advise to you when you begin your practice is that patience like us are uncomfortable with our Doctors use Google to diagnose us to our full glare

lolz.

A confident doctor is your worst enemy. A doctor that knows his limit and look for additional info even if he knows what's wrong with you is your best friend.

We once went on a ward round with our resident doctor. We met a new patient in the neurological ward.

He asked us to clerk the patient before he comes around. We clerked the patient and came up with a diagnosis.

He came back and performed additional physical examination, those that we students 'forgot' to carry out.

And he explained why our diagnosis is wrong even when the symptoms are very similar.

We knew the condition he talked about but we were overwhelmingly convinced that the other one is the right diagnosis.

But he explained to us convincingly why his is the right one.

We do these ward round with two residents. And both confirmed these diagnosis and entered it into the patient's record.

The next day was the consultant ward round. Since this is the teaching hospital, the consultant will almost always treat new patients before the residents.

He has the final say.

He came the next day and made a whole new diagnosis and pointed out the mistake the resident doctors made including telling them that a symptom they thought was present was not actually present.

What I'm trying to say is, 90% of the time, you'll be meeting young doctors not as experienced as the expert consultant..

You rarely meet those outside.

But even they can make mistakes. Humans are prone to mistakes and doctord are not excluded.

In fact, misdiagnosis is a real issue in the health sector such that most doctors don't even want autopsy on their patients (we've had a lengthy discussion on this as a topic in medical school).

Please no allow your ignorance kill you o. If your doctor must confirm something, allow him to confirm it.

It's better he learns more, understand the uncertainty and acknowledge them.

Than making a pronouncement so you'll feel confident. There's no going back on a doctor's mistake

Lifestone:
How is he a good Doctor? Google is an open search place, with all manners of junks, how does that makes him better than referring him to a specialist if he can't handle his case.

lolz.

Google in your hand is not the same as Google in the hands of a doctor.

A paint looks ordinary but in the hands of a professional painter it's beautiful.

How you read health articles on Google won't be how a doctor does.

For a number of symptoms there are different diseases that could cause it. These are called differentials.

Sometimes you can pinpoint a particular disease just by looking at other times, you want to know as many differentials as possible.

Let doctors use chatgpt, Google and any other thing as much as possible please.

More information is always helpful when it comes to diagnosis. And treatment.

Doctors are also human. Their brain also fail them sometimes especially when you're coming to with something they've not treated anyone for in years.

Secondly, most of the patients can't even afford to go see a specialist.

Yeah it's sweet to say "refer to a specialist" on the internet.

In reality, doctors prescribe the cheapest antibiotics for most patents because they can't afford the best ones.

Our consultant once told us of a man who was ranting about being referred to a specialist.

He returned to the same doctor after getting to speak with the specialist on phone because in the end, he realized he couldn't even afford the bill to see him face to face.

I'm a medical student BTW.

oz4real83:
Don't pray to meet a bad doctor, they are the worst nightmares you can ever have, they won't only waste your resources, they will aggravate your situation . There is one in a major hospital in Edo state that always uses Google search to ask what to do whenever I tell him my symptoms . That is why I am always skeptical to go there irrespective of my symptoms, I am even thinking of requesting him to be changed from always attending to me

your doctor googling stuff is actually a sign of a good doctor.

But ignorance no go let you understand

BBC is an enemy of humanity

Sonnobax15:

I won't be surprised if Ned should release those tapes , with the way the whole saga is going......

If not for f00lishnex,why would a married man,an old man like Ned allow his legally married wife to be filming herself during intimacy? @

Cha,lemme reserve like 1gb for corner wey I go use rush download am anytime Ned Nwoko feels like empowering his constituents with clips of the tape

the question you should be asking is why she's afraid why Ned would release a tape she did with him...whole senator for that matter.

Unless the tape is of her sleeping with another man other than her husband. so yes, she was probably cheating on him

But let's assume the children are indeed witches.

Have they inflicted this much pain and wickedness on him to deserve this?

Massive killing of Christians. We expect these guys to stand up and speak especially now that the issue is gaining international momentum.

But no. It's from one singing concert to another

and my own girls go help me dey price bike while me go de form odogwu money

kolente:
Your mouth can hasten your divorce also.

Why not celebrate silently and move forward.

this desire to pepper imaginary enemies is usually their downfall in marriage.

Next She will want her new husband to behave in a certain way to Pepper this or that person.

For a few months or years the man will endure it because the marriage is fresh.

But later it will become absurd to the man and he'll resent it. Most men don't live their lives to pepper or impress anyone.

Before you know it they crash. They just don't learn.

See how blessinceo was posting everything on social media just to pepper?

geoworldedu:
I can will to cleaner, driver, etc but my child will first have a far share before all those ones, no matter what.

it's a stůpid decision popularized by Hollywood movies.

How will I will my properties to a total stranger who's working to get paid.

Let that man get broke let's see if the maid will still be kind to him.

Millions of homeless people out there yet she's not working for them.

It's easy to be kind to a rich old man who's probably lonely and she took advantage of that.

Honestly, this is a huge betrayal to the one you call your son.

Spits on the man's grave

advanceDNA:
Omohhhhh.....!!!! Baba chose loyal cleaner over his son.

"loyalty is definitely thicker than blood"

nah.

I'll always choose my son regardless of how or what he his.

I can't betray my son for some stranger regardless of loyalty.

Life no be Hollywood movie. She had her father

NassBoy:
What's the meaning of this rubbish u typed?
Is it that some of you don't know when to joke and when not to?
Stop being childish please

everyone trying to be funny... It's the times we are living in now.

Go to Facebook comment section and you'll find them their, copying and pasting the same jokes over and over again

SpecialAdviser:
There is no bitter and honest truth in it. I dont know why many of you clap at every statement without deep research about it. Monogamy seems troublesome now because many of us never witnessed polygamy in practice. Every type of marriage comes with its own drama, you cannot just believe one is so perfect.

Below are some of the insights. For every marriage, three major parties are involved. Father, mother and children. Polygamy may look like benefiting men but the mothers and their children will be getting the hits.

1) Father: Yes options for sex. Options for loyalty etc
2) Children; Except the father is rich, may drop out of school. May witnessed constant problems at home, quarrels and envy most times. Go to northern Nigeria and see their kids. With all the money they steal in government, still the most backward region

3) Mothers: Lack of attention, Unhealthy competition, Sometimes lacking sex, Their husbands gets the licenses to honourably chase women since they can bring in another wife. Go to Abuja and see how Alhajis chases young girls for sex

Summarily, Its only selfish for men to believe their sexual satisfaction and attention is enough for marriages. Do you think of being born into polygamous homes? Most of us would not have attained our heights Most tich people will always make polygamy look perfect until you get into it as a poor man.

you're lying.

Most of us today have witnessed monogamy than polygamy.

In fact, to many Nigerians today, polygamy is a myth. One they are continously taught that it's bad and bad for the children.

Most have not seen a man with more than one wife and most can easily tell you the disadvantages of polygamy and the advantages of monogamy because that's all they've been taught from childhood.

Polygamy is great and children all went to school.

My uncle was a primary school teacher with 3 wives and all went to school.

I know of others like that. There are some who had just one wife and the kids don't go to school.

If the man wants to train his children he will regardless of the number of wives.

There are disadvantages also but for the man the advantages are more just that it has been painted black by our schools and our minds have been poisoned against it right from primary school

DonroxyII:
As if life is 1 + 1 = 2

the guy no too wise

We believe una

Great100000:
Source: https://nairametrics.com/2025/10/24/who-lives-better-income-of-n1-5m-in-nigeria-or-1k-in-the-us/

this is trăsh.

In the US they can comfortably earn $1000

How many people in Nigeria earn 1million a month to make this a valid conversation?

The lesser paid workers receive 1000 dollars, let's compare this with our lesser paid workers who earn 30k to 70k per month in Nigeria.

Then we can discuss who lives better between the two lower class.

Comparing a low class worker in the US with the upper class earner in Nigeria and then asking who lives better is both mischievous and wicked.

Compare the two lower class and the two upper class and you'll be ready for discussion.

Afriifa:
How real are all these ?

real because everyone can see it.

However it can also be a way for fraudster to launder money.

Whichever way, the money is real.

If you do my pikin like this things go sup wey go actually pass your power o