Quackery is the most common problem we face during our day to day medical practice, but as a patient, one has to suffer until severe complications or even death. What is quackery and who are quacks? In the mordern era of private practice and two jobs norms, these are potential brokers for qualified practitioners. they make a deal with a doctor a direct percentage in treatment cost and total consumption in treatment, will demonstrate by example.
Case 1 : Dr X posted in pms job is a surgeon and there is a quack Y practising in interiors, found a patient Z with cholelithiasis. Now normal protocol should be Z should go to X in PHC and get operated .what actually happens is Y goes to Z admits Z to his so-called hospital and calls X. After assisting in few procedures Y is confident enough and dared to open the abdomen. If procedure is uneventful then congrats Mr Y is the new surgeon of the…
