When you hear hoofbeats think horses, not zebras. It's one of the basic tenets of veterinary medicine (and, for all I know, human medicine too).
It depends upon how long they've been practicing human medicine. Sometimes new doctors go looking for zebras first.
Last year, when quietann went in for a diagnostic procedure, I gave her a small stuffed zebra to bring with her. I don't know if it helped, but the doctor didn't find any other zebras.
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Date: 2005-11-06 09:38 pm (UTC)It depends upon how long they've been practicing human medicine. Sometimes new doctors go looking for zebras first.
Last year, when