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** Dr. Alice has identified the issue as being ''dexter superior rectus abdominal''[[note]]upper right of the abs[[/note]] (which layman tend to misdiagnose as a stomach ache due to the proximity of the two kinds of pain), the crutches are to relieve the muscle so that it can heal.
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Capitalization was fixed from PlayingWith.Nonstandard Prescription to PlayingWith.Non Standard Prescription. Null edit to update page.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob goes to see Dr. Alice for a stomach ache. Dr. Alice writes him a prescription for a medication.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob '''Inverted''':
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goes to see Dr. Alice for a stomach ache. Dr. Alice writes him a prescription for a medication. psychiatric medication.
**Bob goes to Dr. Alice for demon possession. She prescribes medication.

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* '''Deconstructed''': A week into Bob's vacation, the pain from his stomach worsened so much that he succumbed to it. Autopsy reports say that he died from inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Alice was later found responsible for not following protocol and was fired.



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* '''Basic Trope''': A doctor or a nurse-practitioner writes a prescription for a non-drug item.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A doctor or a nurse-practitioner writes a prescription for a non-drug item.



* '''Downplayed''': Dr. Alice writes Bob a prescription for a medical device of some sort that she thinks will help him.

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Dr. Alice writes Bob a prescription for a medical device of some sort that she thinks will help him.



* '''Justified''': Dr. Alice wants Bob to try non-drug therapies instead of or in addition to conventional medications.

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Dr. Alice wants Bob to try non-drug therapies instead of or in addition to conventional medications.



* '''Averted''': Bob does not visit a doctor in-story.

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Bob does not visit a doctor in-story.



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*'''Basic Trope''': A doctor or a nurse-practitioner writes a prescription for a non-drug item.
*'''Straight''': Bob goes to see Dr. Alice because of a stomach ache. Dr. Alice writes him a prescription for a relaxing vacation, saying the cause of the stomach ache is stress.
*'''Exaggerated''': Dr. Alice writes Bob a prescription for crutches, even though he came in for a stomach ache.
*'''Downplayed''': Dr. Alice writes Bob a prescription for a medical device of some sort that she thinks will help him.
** Dr. Alice refers Bob to a specialist, or writes him a prescription for an additional test.
** Bob has a virus, and the only thing that will cure it is to let it run its course, so Alice writes him a "prescription" for bed rest, crackers, and ginger ale.
** Dr. Alice recommends a medication for Bob that's available over-the-counter.
*'''Justified''': Dr. Alice wants Bob to try non-drug therapies instead of or in addition to conventional medications.
** The problem really ''is'' caused by stress.
** Bob needs some kind of medical device, but in order for his insurance (or if he lives in a country with socialized medicine, the government) to pay for it, he needs to show proof of prescription.
** Additional testing is needed, or Bob needs to see a specialist.
** Dr. Alice knows that Bob is PlayingSick (or at least that [[{{Hypochondria}} his]] problem is psychosomatic), so [[RadishCure she writes him a "prescription"]].
** Dr. Alice is not a conventional doctor, but [[OurWitchesAreDifferent a witch]], or even just someone who practices alternative medicine.
*'''Inverted''': Bob goes to see Dr. Alice for a stomach ache. Dr. Alice writes him a prescription for a medication.
*'''Subverted''': After his vacation, the stomach ache has not gone away, so Dr. Alice writes him a prescription for a medication.
*'''Double Subverted''': Except it's [[SpiceRackPanacea an herbal supplement to "support digestive health,"]] not an actual FDA/EMA-approved medication.
*'''Parodied''': Dr. Alice writes Bob a prescription for EyeOfNewt.
*'''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes, Dr. Alice writes prescriptions for drugs, sometimes she writes prescriptions for other things.
*'''Averted''': Bob does not visit a doctor in-story.
** There ''are'' no doctors in this setting.
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*'''Lampshaded''': "I'm going to write you a prescription for a relaxing vacation."
*'''Invoked''': Bob comes in with a stomach ache that has no obvious cause.
*'''Exploited''': Dr. Alice uses this as a way to avoid writing antibiotic prescriptions for patients who come in with viral infections (or otherwise don't need them).
*'''Defied''': Dr. Alice writes Bob a prescription for an actual drug.
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