Are we really THE BEST?
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/07/malaysia-ranks-1st-in-worlds-best-healthcare-category/ MALAYSIA RANKS 1ST IN THE WORLDS BEST HEALTHCARE CATEGORY! Woooohoooo!!!! Everyone cheers for this! We were so hyped up! From medical students to doctors, I can see everyone posting about this. Today, I see the failure in our system. It's not just today, I'm seeing it daily. The fault of our stars? Nope! The fault of our system. Where? Severe life threatening AEBA secondary to Pneumonia with underlying POORLY CONTROLLED Bronchial Asthma which leads to Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Where did we went wrong? EDUCATION! We often think that we have educate our patients and the parents (for kids) about the disease and the management of it at home. So, lets say for this case, ASTHMA. For kids, we will discharge them by explaining to their parents on the Asthma Action Plan. We make sure that they understand what we are saying and what they have to do in ca...