r/AskDocs

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Medical Questions

r/AskDocs

Having a medical issue? Ask a doctor or medical professional on Reddit! All flaired medical professionals on this subreddit are verified by the mods.

Created Jul 10, 2013

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Having a medical issue?

Ask a doctor or medical professional on reddit! All flaired medical professionals on this subreddit are verified by the mods.

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This subreddit is not a replacement for a doctor. This subreddit is here for informal second opinions, and minor problems that you wouldn't go to the doctor for anyway.

#IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A SERIOUS, RAPIDLY WORSENING, OR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONDITION, PLEASE VISIT THE ER.

We are not Dentists! If you are having a dental issue please go to r/askdentists for help.

***For skin conditions, you can also visit r/DermatologyQuestions for help.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

Our Terms Of Use

The statements of anonymous people on the internet are not a substitute for medical care, if your condition is worsening please go to your primary care provider, If you are having an emergency please go to the nearest hospital or call your location's emergency number (911) in the USA, (999) in Britain, (112) in most of the European union, (000) in Australia, and (111) in New Zealand.*

Even though some members of this subreddit are medical professionals, you are taking their advice AT YOUR OWN RISK.

#FLAIR SYSTEM

r/AskDocs flairs are broken down into 4 colors/categories:

Green Flair: Physicians. This includes only physicians. The types of physicians include, but not limited to: Internal Medicine, Pediatrician, Emergency Medicine, Dermatologist, Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Family Medicine, Gastroenterologist, ENT, Neurologist, etc. These users are professionals in their field and are usually the most credible users.

Blue Flair: Doctorate Level Professionals. This includes all professionals with a doctorate level or equivalent degree in medical or scientific fields of study who regularly see patients in a clinical environment. This includes but not limited to: Clinical PhD, DNP, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, PsyD, Pharmacists etc.

Orange Flair: Advanced Degree Professionals. These users specialize in the medical or science fields, but do not have the same level of expertise as those included in the Green and Blue flair categories. This includes: Nurses (All-Types), Paramedics, etc.

Yellow Flair: Students. These users are medical students. These users are still in school and might not have level of knowledge or expertise as those users in the Green, Blue, or Orange categories.

If the user has a grey This user has not yet been verified. flair or no flair at all, they have not been verified as being a medical professional by the mod team OR they are not a medical professional at all. Take advice from these users with caution. Users with this flair may not claim medical credentials of any kind.

Please note we do not accept verification from pre-med students or any other type of student than a medical student pursuing an MD, DO, MBBS, or similar medical degree.

If you are not a verified medical professional, you may not claim credentials in your responses. Click here for more information.

#How to get Flair If you would like to join the r/AskDocs verified contribution team, please send the Mods a message with your profession and a form of verification via an imgur.com link. Click here to see an example. Please be sure to remove any identifying information from your verification document before submitting. This includes: names, contact information, ID Photos, certification numbers, etc... We want to protect the identity of our submitters by keeping them anonymous.

Please note we do not accept digital forms of verification. This includes screenshots, links to registries, etc. Your verification MUST be a photo of a physical form of identity, as mentioned above.

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