We've been seeing several patient with upper respiratory infections, colds, It's rainy season which more often than not equates to cold/flu season here. Our patients are typically women and their children. Today I saw something that piqued my interest from the cultural anthropolgy perspective.
I father came in with his 6 year old son. Typically when a young child comes in we ask his parent all the relevant question relating to the onset of disease, signs, and symptoms. Mothers often answer these questions in more detail than is necessary. This father on the other hand was concerned about his son's health but could not anwer a single question about the nature of his illness other than what could be discerned from the physical exam. Fortunately, he wasn't seriously ill. We ordered so comfimatory test and all was well.
I asked the doctor about the exam. He said that mother are just more observant than fathers. And that was that. I wonder if thats the case else where. Are mother's more observant than father's back in the states too?
I father came in with his 6 year old son. Typically when a young child comes in we ask his parent all the relevant question relating to the onset of disease, signs, and symptoms. Mothers often answer these questions in more detail than is necessary. This father on the other hand was concerned about his son's health but could not anwer a single question about the nature of his illness other than what could be discerned from the physical exam. Fortunately, he wasn't seriously ill. We ordered so comfimatory test and all was well.
I asked the doctor about the exam. He said that mother are just more observant than fathers. And that was that. I wonder if thats the case else where. Are mother's more observant than father's back in the states too?
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