Malaysia: JB Doctor Shocked When Bangladeshi Worker Used Medical Terms And Knew As Much As A Practicing Doctor
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Posted on July 30, 2016
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A doctor based in Johor Bharu had recently encountered a very peculiar patient – a Bangladeshi foreign worker who had accurately self-diagnosed his ailment, and correctly identified the medicine needed to mend his sickness.
In a Facebook post shared on his personal profile, Dr. Goh Aik Ping shared the story (in Mandarin) of this peculiar patient, who came in sporting yellow construction boots “just like Phua Chu Kang” and an unkempt appearance; but impressed Dr. Goh with his familiarity with medical terms and accurate self-diagnosis.
Dr. Goh was surprised that the ‘Bangladeshi worker’ had such deep knowledge of medication and medical terms
He said the patient had complained of diarrhea, and had suspected that he is suffering from ‘dysentery’ – a medical term for intestine infection. Surprised, Dr. Goh asked him how he came to knew the term, but the patient did not give him a proper answer.
After checking up on his patient, as Dr. Goh was explaining that he is suffering from inflammation in his stomach, and just as he is about to go into detail about his prescription – the patient asked the doctor if he has medication such as Ciprofloxacin, Metronidazole and Azithromycin – all of them complex medicine that only doctors would know.
Even more shockingly, the patient managed to pronounce all the complex medication with pinpoint accuracy!
Unable to withheld his curiosity any longer, Dr. Goh tried to probe into how this peculiar patient, who only worked as a construction worker, had such deep knowledge in medicine. The patient then revealed that he is actually a pharmacist in Bangladesh, and even had his own pharmacy in the country. He has a MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) degree, and his brother is also a doctor.
The patient explained that living in Malaysia as a construction worker is better than a pharmacist in Bangladesh
However, he left his own country to escape the political instability, and are only planning to return once things get better in Bangladesh.
Surprised that the patient sitting in front of him is actually an accomplished pharmacist, he also regret that someone with his qualifications had to escape his own country, and came to ours to endure the hot sun and labour as a construction worker. The patient however, commented that despite that, living in Malaysia is much better than living in Bangladesh as it is now.
Dr. Goh then expressed concern as Malaysia is also facing a certain political instability. He worries that we in the future might also have to give up our own profession, to escape to ‘developed’ countries, endure life as a hard-labour, and yet still living a better life than we would in our own country.
http://thecoverage.my/news/malaysia...nd-bangladeshi-worker-knowledgeable-medicine/
) and it's a 3 hour drive to Melbourne. So, they drive out on friday nights and spend the weekend in Melbourne with friends and then head back on Sunday night to retain some form of sanity.
