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[QUOTE="Planobilly, post: 6494004, member: 583423"] Way before the advent of the internet, calling a doctor or having a doctor call was common place. The ability for the doctor to visually see someone over the internet does not add very much in my opinion. For many things good medical triage can be done using telemedicine. It has it's uses. It can be very useful in crises management of unstable individuals. It can many times answer the question of do I need to see a doctor and how soon. I have used it on occasion to ask technical question about certain signs and symptoms. The results were not impressive. I often find I have more information about my own issues than the doctor has. It is easy to become an expert on the one drug that you take or the one condition you have. Being responsible for your own health is not that common of a mindset. It is for me and I use doctors as highly skilled consultants but I make the final decision as to what action to take. I never take a prescription medication without studding it fully. Telemedicine is also pretty limited in what doctors can prescribe or what subjects they will will discuss. Only pretty simple questions will be answered. There is always the question of the qualifications of the person you are talking too. DR? PA? Specialist? If you want high quality medical advice on demand in the USA put a good MD on retainer. Billy [/QUOTE]
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