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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465656603321

Autore

Stivers Tanya

Titolo

Prescribing under pressure [[electronic resource] ] : parent-physician conversations and antibiotics / / Tanya Stivers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-4294-5947-6

1-283-03986-9

1-280-96581-9

9786613039866

0-19-534553-3

0-19-531115-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Oxford studies in sociolinguistics

Disciplina

362.172

Soggetti

Antibiotics

Antibiotics - Effectiveness

Physician and patient

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. The Miracle Drug: The Context of Modern Antibiotic Usage; 2. Foregrounding the Relevance of Antibiotics in the Problem Presentation; 3. Alternative Practices for Asking and Answering History-Taking Questions; 4. No Problem (No Treatment) Diagnosis Resistance; 5. Treatment Resistance; 6. Overt Forms of Negotiation; 7. Physician Behavior That Influences Parent Negotiation Practices; 8. Conclusion; Appendix: Transcript Symbols; Notes; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Antibiotics will soon no longer be able to cure common illnesses such as strep throat, sinusitis and middle ear infections as they have done for the last 60 years. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing at a much faster rate than new antibiotics to treat them are being developed. The prescription of antibiotics for viral illnesses is a key cause of increasing bacterial resistance. Despite this fact, many children continue to receive antibiotics unnecessarily for the treatment



of viral upper respiratory tract infections. Why do American physicians continue to prescribe inappropriately