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I have read with great interest the recent
discussion about the 900 number idea for providing medical information to
patients and families.I work as a nurse in a regional children's hosptal, but I
have often wondered what the office based pediatricians deal with on a daily
basis. In reading the literature on otitis media, I ran across a paper which
stated that one-third of all illness visits to the office based pediatrician
result in a diagnosis of otitis media. I would guess that all varieties of URI's
are seen regularly as well. I wonder if these minor problems account for most of
the pediatricians work load. Any comments?
Matt
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