Prescribing under Pressure : Parent-Physician Conversations and Antibiotics.

By: Wells, Louis TContributor(s): Stivers, TanyaMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics SerPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (232 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780195345537Subject(s): Antibiotics -- Effectiveness | Antibiotics | Physician and patientGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prescribing under Pressure : Parent-Physician Conversations and AntibioticsDDC classification: 362.172 LOC classification: RM267.S75 2007Online resources: Click to View
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Cover -- Contents -- 1. The Miracle Drug: The Context of Modern Antibiotic Usage -- 2. Foregrounding the Relevance of Antibiotics in the Problem Presentation -- 3. Alternative Practices for Asking and Answering History-Taking Questions -- 4. No Problem (No Treatment) Diagnosis Resistance -- 5. Treatment Resistance -- 6. Overt Forms of Negotiation -- 7. Physician Behavior That Influences Parent Negotiation Practices -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix: Transcript Symbols -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Summary: Antibiotics will soon no longer cure many illnesses due to escalating bacterial resistance. Still, physicians continue prescribing antibiotics for viral illnesses. This book examines parent-physician conversations, asking how small differences in phrasing affect prescribing decisions, and how physicians deal with the social dilemma pitting individuals against a greater social good.
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Cover -- Contents -- 1. The Miracle Drug: The Context of Modern Antibiotic Usage -- 2. Foregrounding the Relevance of Antibiotics in the Problem Presentation -- 3. Alternative Practices for Asking and Answering History-Taking Questions -- 4. No Problem (No Treatment) Diagnosis Resistance -- 5. Treatment Resistance -- 6. Overt Forms of Negotiation -- 7. Physician Behavior That Influences Parent Negotiation Practices -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix: Transcript Symbols -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Antibiotics will soon no longer cure many illnesses due to escalating bacterial resistance. Still, physicians continue prescribing antibiotics for viral illnesses. This book examines parent-physician conversations, asking how small differences in phrasing affect prescribing decisions, and how physicians deal with the social dilemma pitting individuals against a greater social good.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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