DeKen:
These doctors and scorning/mockery of other medical practitioners.

The society regards doctors more than their affiliates. It's a 3rd world country syndrome where some professions are considered superior to others and some professions are looked down on. Why won't everyone want to be one revered and respected by all.

And the doctors feel they are more important than the others in the medical profession. No matter the academic attainment, the doctors feel threatened about the demand of other medical practitioners to be addressed as consultants. No matter the services rendered the doctors feel that other medical practitioners should not earn like them. It may be the reason you see lots of bitter nurses in the public hospitals as the major competition is between nurses and doctors.

Don't blame them. Blame the system.

CHESTER48:

What do doctors actually do if I may ask?
Well only to perform operations Nd that just it
The main people here are the medlab
When u fall sick s doctor has to direct you to the microbiology department for test. Untill the test is out will they be able to give u the drugs. Which actually the med lab can give u drugs. Nawaoo

CHESTER48:

What do doctors actually do if I may ask?
Well only to perform operations Nd that just it
The main people here are the medlab
When u fall sick s doctor has to direct you to the microbiology department for test. Untill the test is out will they be able to give u the drugs. Which actually the med lab can give u drugs. Nawaoo

Drguzzykola:


Dr only perform operation?.. gbam, (tempted to say ure confused)

biko don't ask me to attack u constructively, go and educate urself before displaying ur funny ignorance here coz ur case ehn...


I respect other paramedics and co but wen they choose to go beyond their boundary unnecessaryly makes me laugh and tag them confused soul.

Firstgentleman1:
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Jman06:
I think it smacks of insecurity for a medical doctor to be bothered about what other medical professionals use or choose to address themselves as.
The stethoscope is just a physiological instrument, and most students of health-related desciplines take courses in human physiology and are exposed to the use of the stethoscopes and other physiological instruments. Even physiology graduate can use a steth provided he knows what it is used for and how it works. That the nigerian medical doctors chose to use the stethoscope as a badge is solely their problem.
Also, the "Dr" title is not an exclusive preserve of nigerian physicians! Anybody can be a doctor in his field so long as he/she meets the academic requirement.
I'm actually ashamed of some of these guys who are getting all worked up about who uses a steth or who bears the "Dr" title, it shows the level of insecurity of the average nigerian medical doctor, and to me, it exposes how lazy some of them are because the medical profession is large enough for any serious person to carve himself a niche and not go about lamenting what other people do within the legal confines of their professions.

CHESTER48:

What do doctors actually do if I may ask?
Well only to perform operations Nd that just it
The main people here are the medlab
When u fall sick s doctor has to direct you to the microbiology department for test. Untill the test is out will they be able to give u the drugs. Which actually the med lab can give u drugs. Nawaoo

tetralogyfallot:
u sound so funny! How do u know the type drug to prescribe? Do u know that drugs not given or taken as it should can be a potential poison? Do u know the adverse effects of these drugs you are prescribing to d ignorant patient? Do u know that there are some serious factors one has to consider before prescription? Do u know that the cause of many deaths today is as a result of wrong prescription? Even as a doctor you don't overstep your boundaries in administering some kinds of drugs that is not your area of specialization.

nelszx:


My brother paramedics don't work in the hospital. Paramedics are entirely different set of professionals (emergencies). You should educate yourself too so you know how to address people.

Just in case you don't know,
The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation.

CHESTER48:
how do I know. Simple
You get a sample of the organism, then u culture it, then u introduce the antibiotics or the vaccine to the microorganisms, then u watch what it does to the colony that how you know which drugs are effective. Doctors don't know this and can never know it.

tetralogyfallot:
lolz! What of the adverse effects on the patient? What of the dosage? What if the patient is already on a drug that may hinder the function of what you "prescribe"? What if the patient is highly alergic to the kind of drug you give? What experience do u have on the drugs u are prescribing? Is it part of your ethics to prescribe?

tetralogyfallot:
lolz! What of the adverse effects on the patient? What of the dosage? What if the patient is already on a drug that may hinder the function of what you "prescribe"? What if the patient is highly alergic to the kind of drug you give? What experience do u have on the drugs u are prescribing? Is it part of your ethics to prescribe?

UbanmeUdie:





The medical world in Nigeria has been plagued with title controversies, headship of departments saga, salary structure chaos and host of other anomalies.

The stethoscope may be a batch proudly worn by doctors and nurses and have since been exclusively used as a means of identifying both student and practicing physicians.

However, this does not place a ban on its usage by other health professionals who are trained to do so for the purpose of establishing a medical evaluation or judgement when such is required. I am aware that in the training of medical lab scientists, stethoscopes and b.p check apparatus are not part of their instrumentation but they are exposed to it in 200 Level and 300 Level where they take physiology courses and practicals as well as their sworn rivals in medicine and surgery. Such knowledge may not be sufficient but one may choose to enhance such study by other means or avenues if interested.

In the same vein, there are some doctors who secretly run urinalysis and blood sugar test using acucheck in their consulting room for patients. This is common in many general hospitals in Nigeria. This ought to be exclusively the duty of a med lab. Scientist.

Pharmacists are also trained to use the stethoscope, this I am aware of particularly those running the D.Pharm programmme.

Physiotherapists also make use of the stethoscope alot.

Even those being trained for first aid like the red cross and other paramedics use the stethoscope. THERE IS NO BIG DEAL IN USING IT!

I am however concerned that a medical lab scientist would use it as a badge on the day of his induction. That actually is a problem with the person in question and not the profession. I guess he was carried away with the excitement and hailings from the ignorant well wishers, perhaps the cheers of doc! doc!! stirred up such display of ignorance and falsehood.

The fellow simply lacked the necessary orientation to excel in the profession he got inducted into and should be forgiven instead of being roasted online by doctors who think they are next to God.

The hard truth really is, a physician needs a medical lab. Scientist as well as a surgeon needs a radiographer or sonographer.

If only everyone will learn to respect each other in the health sector and do their jobs rather than dragging titles and teasing each other and all what not, i am sure we won't be having this sort of issues and misconceptions.

UbanmeUdie:





The medical world in Nigeria has been plagued with title controversies, headship of departments saga, salary structure chaos and host of other anomalies.

The stethoscope may be a batch proudly worn by doctors and nurses and have since been exclusively used as a means of identifying both student and practicing physicians.

However, this does not place a ban on its usage by other health professionals who are trained to do so for the purpose of establishing a medical evaluation or judgement when such is required. I am aware that in the training of medical lab scientists, stethoscopes and b.p check apparatus are not part of their instrumentation but they are exposed to it in 200 Level and 300 Level where they take physiology courses and practicals as well as their sworn rivals in medicine and surgery. Such knowledge may not be sufficient but one may choose to enhance such study by other means or avenues if interested.

In the same vein, there are some doctors who secretly run urinalysis and blood sugar test using acucheck in their consulting room for patients. This is common in many general hospitals in Nigeria. This ought to be exclusively the duty of a med lab. Scientist.

Pharmacists are also trained to use the stethoscope, this I am aware of particularly those running the D.Pharm programmme.

Physiotherapists also make use of the stethoscope alot.

Even those being trained for first aid like the red cross and other paramedics use the stethoscope. THERE IS NO BIG DEAL IN USING IT!

I am however concerned that a medical lab scientist would use it as a badge on the day of his induction. That actually is a problem with the person in question and not the profession. I guess he was carried away with the excitement and hailings from the ignorant well wishers, perhaps the cheers of doc! doc!! stirred up such display of ignorance and falsehood.

The fellow simply lacked the necessary orientation to excel in the profession he got inducted into and should be forgiven instead of being roasted online by doctors who think ! they are next to God.

The hard truth really is, a physician needs a medical lab. Scientist as well as a surgeon needs a radiographer or sonographer.

If only everyone will learn to respect each other in the health sector and do their jobs rather than dragging titles and teasing each other and all what not, i am sure we won't be having this sort of issues and misconceptions.

Jman06:
I think it smacks of insecurity for a medical doctor to be bothered about what other medical professionals use or choose to address themselves as.
The stethoscope is just a physiological instrument, and most students of health-related desciplines take courses in human physiology and are exposed to the use of the stethoscopes and other physiological instruments. Even physiology graduate can use a steth provided he knows what it is used for and how it works. That the nigerian medical doctors chose to use the stethoscope as a badge is solely their problem.
Also, the "Dr" title is not an exclusive preserve of nigerian physicians! Anybody can be a doctor in his field so long as he/she meets the academic requirement.
I'm actually ashamed of some of these guys who are getting all worked up about who uses a steth or who bears the "Dr" title, it shows the level of insecurity of the average nigerian medical doctor, and to me, it exposes how lazy some of them are because the medical profession is large enough for any serious person to carve himself a niche and not go about lamenting what other people do within the legal confines of their professions.

d33types:


Nowadays, most person who flaunt the stethoscope ,does that to get recognition which comes with being a medical doctor. In other words most who flaunt the stethoscope, does it with the intent of being referred to as a medical doctor.

Making matters worse, the average joe in Nigeria does not know the difference between a medical doctor amd a pharmacist or a nurse ... if you carry a stethoscope, you must be a medical doctor in their eyes and therein lies the charade in masquerading as a doctor.

That is why a patient coming to a pharmacist shop will present the complain and instead of the pharmacist to refer to a doctor, he/she starts treating and functioning as a quack doctor.


There have always been doctor of medicine, doctor of optometry, doctor of pharmacy etc. The problem only arose when the average gullible Nigerian thought all "doctor na doctor".

If you want to be a doctor that treats, kindly goto a medical school .

Jman06:
This is why you as a physician needs to work with the Pharmacists. Some of you don't get it right when establishing your clinics. Many nigerian physicians don't have standard pharmacies in your clinics manned by a superintendent pharmacist, instead you have a mini drug store and then put a sales lady there thereby undermining the roles of hospital pharmacists. In retaliation to this, many pharmacists don't refer patients to you. Rather they apply their knowledge of clinical pharmacy to treat patients. You physicians started it first! Pharmacists are honest professionals and i am pretty sure that under normal circumstances they won't have problems referring patients to you, but when you try to usurp their roles with your little knowledge of pharmacology, be rest assured that they will equally apply their knowledge of pathophysiology of diseases to treat patients without making referrals to you. So long as Nigerian governments fail to regulate the roles of the different healthcare professionals and so long as physicians continue with their overbearing attitudes towards other healthcare professions we'll continue in this vicious cycle.

Drguzzykola:


trash
wen they said a patient is ill, with a need to visit d hospital u think we are talking of malaria andd typhoid to mention but d common abi

sit down and give urself hope,

even in d common malaria/typhoid , pharm still refer u to see a doctor for better diagnosis in critical/special cases

give me any instance of d other way round where doctor need to refer to pharm for better drug..

somehow to answer u self,,
no wonder a foolish/confused microbiologist up there even said he can prescribe .. mtcheew
bunch of same fool,,

dont go and get 2018 jamb form and go to med school where u learn basic things for urself,
see I rarely yarb johesu and co o but I know how to give them there proper sit wen they wanna go above ur boundary..
pained soul,,

wen people like this are the type we have in health system why wont doctor wanna show superiority wen u always want to be like them without going thru med school..

Firstgentleman1:
We don't like earning things in this country, probably because from childhood we have always been fed with a sense of entitlement. If you want to be a medical doctor, please by all means earn it. Don't go and be something close to a medical doctor and start claiming rights.

Some of these people in the medical line will get so pompous to the point that they start questioning what doctors do exactly. If MBBS does not matter, then please stop attaching yourself to all the benefits accrued to someone that sacrificed a lot to earn that coveted degree.

A doctor is different from other practitioners. They earned that, at least give them due credit.