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Antibiotics for Respiratory Tract Infections
In this video Michael discusses the latest data surrounding each of these and challenges common held beliefs of ABX in respiratory tract infections
In this video Michael discusses the latest data surrounding each of these antibiotics and challenges commonly-held beliefs.
In most cases antibiotics will be prescribed for respiratory tract infections due to one of the reasons below:
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Symptom relief
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Avoid complications
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Patient pressure
Michael will go on to explain why clinicians overestimating patient demand is a significant problem and how this ignores patient’s holistic care needs.
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TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care
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