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Re: a truly amazing family practice physician From: DoctorJoe@aol.com Mon May 24 21:03:21 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Stmidwife@aol.com: "Re: a truly amazing family practice physician" Previous message: Anna Meenan, MD: "Re: a truly amazing family practice physician" Maybe in reply to: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "a truly amazing family practice physician" Next in thread: Stmidwife@aol.com: "Re: a truly amazing family practice physician" In a message dated 5/24/04 18:00:35, rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com writes: > > I was recently referred a patient for an abnormal Pap smear. During > colposcopy I performed a Gynprobe, which came back positive for both Chlamydia and > gonorrhea.  I treated patient, and recommended that her partner be treated by > his primary care physician.  When my patient came back for a test of cure she > told me that her partner's primary care physician felt, based on history and > absence of symptoms, said he had no reason to be treated; nor did he feel a > diagnostic test was warranted. >   > After coming to my senses, was a little help of ammonia, I explain to the > patient that this is probably not the best diagnostic design that I've ever > heard of, and recommended that her partner be evaluated by another physician.  > However, am I missing something?  Can we dispose of the Gynprobe, or is this > something strictly male, or strictly family practice? > I thought the infectious disease or community health standard was to test or treat contacts. If the other MD thought something negative about Gynprobe, then perhaps he should have been a bit more expressive to the patient, or your, or someone. Joe P. Next message: Stmidwife@aol.com: "Re: a truly amazing family practice physician" Previous message: Anna Meenan, MD: "Re: a truly amazing family practice physician" Maybe in reply to: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "a truly amazing family practice physician" Next in thread: Stmidwife@aol.com: "Re: a truly amazing family practice physician"

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