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Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by whatshisface on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:25PM (#38759075)
5) they gave a patient a medication they were known to be allergic to and then they died.
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Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by viraptor on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:29PM (#38759096)
The parent was talking specifically about addressing the "source of anxiety". That's separate to the medication/allergy issue.
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Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by sudodudeo on Sunday December 24, 2023 @09:31PM (#38759114)
Having a negative reaction to the meds is not the same as an allergy.
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Re:Medical schools do not prepare students to care for autis... by whatshisface on Sunday December 24, 2023 @10:07PM (#38759295)
Allergies are the only place the US medical system has for repeatable negative reactions so all of them go in.
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