Okay MD's, explain yourselves!

<p>Your example in post 323 is way off the mark, EK. Those ultrasounds are not being ordered by physicians. Someoe has gotten their hands on the technology and is misusing it. When I was a kid, my shoestore had an x ray machine where you could put your feet in and see the bones in your feet. It was ultimately removed when they realized the exposure to radiation was dangerous. There is a big difference between procedures ordered by drs for diagnostic purposes and those misused for fun and profit.</p>

<p>And are some medical procedures sometimes overprescribed? Sure - because many Drs feel the need to practice defensive medicine in this increasingly litiginous society. Not every person complaining of a headache needs a CT scan, but you dont want to be that patient with the tumor or the aneurism that is missed.</p>

<p>Sounds like you are more comfortable with your alternative medicine and therapeutic marijuana approach. Fine. But dont disparage the physicians in the meantime.</p>