MA140 Homework Ch. 9-Case Study LO9.5 Page 298 Barbara, a medical assistant, not

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MA140 Homework Ch. 9-Case Study LO9.5 Page 298 Barbara, a medical assistant, noticed that her aunt, who suffered chronic pain from a neck injury, carried two bottles of Percodan in her purse. "Two doctors write prescriptions for me,"Barbara's aunt confided "but neither knows about the other. That's the only way I can get enough medication to control my pain." In Barbara's place, would you report your aunt's deception to the physicians named on her prescriptions? Explain you answer 1. 2. What would you tell your aunt? 3. How can physicians guard against such abuses by patients? the Same patient

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1. The physician should be notified as clearly she is misusing the drugs.

2. I would suggest my aunt not to overdose herself and not to take medicine more than what is prescribed, if her symptoms is not subsiding with the prescribed dose, she can inform the doctor and have it change accordingly but she should avoid overdosing herself.

3. Physicians should take complete history of the patientb condition and the medicine which is already going on, while prescribing the medication physicians should also inform the patient about the side affects or consequenses of overdosing and misusing of the drugs and should advise to take only the prescribed dose.

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