Though doctors try their best to give more time per patient, in busy general hospital OPDs the choice is tough...consultants have to choose between alloting equal time to large numbers or see only a handful few leaving m

Though doctors try their best to give more time per patient, in busy general hospital OPDs the choice is tough...consultants have to choose between alloting equal time to large numbers or see only a handful few leaving majority to junior doctors. Hence every patient in my opd after initial evaluation by junior doctor moves to a senior doctor. Advice of admission may have been offered based on gravity of clinical symptoms as reported by the patient....that merits detailed evaluation and it is certain that serious medical issues are not to be sorted by over-the- counter self medications.