Lady Doctors Interview Question:

As you know many patients are on multiple medications to treat their illnesses. How will you manage their symptoms and pain while avoiding prescribing medicines that may not interact well when taken simultaneously?

Submitted by: Muhammad

In my last position as an internist in a hospital, I often encountered patients who were hospitalized to be treated for respiratory or gastrointestinal infections that triggered previously existing conditions, such as diabetes or mental health conditions. One woman was on several medications to treat her bipolar disorder, yet was in the hospital to treat her bronchial infection.
I made sure to thoroughly understand the various doses of medications she was then taking so that I could prescribe treatment that would not have negative interactions or interfere with their effectiveness. As a result of my attention to the details of her mental health condition, she was given appropriate care and prescriptions for less aggressive but still effective medications for the bronchial condition and was able to recover in a timely manner without any additional complications from her various prescriptions.
Submitted by: Muhammad