That's the problem, Adam. Just like prescribing antibiotics for a cold, it is easier for physicians to just do it rather than spend a few extra minutes explaining to the patient why we should not. It's the little battles that win the war.
Leslie
Leslie Hospital Employed Physician Who Misses The Old AC
"It's a good thing for a doctor to have prematurely grey hair and itching piles. It makes him appear to know more than he does and gives him an expression of concern which the patient interprets as being on his behalf. "
