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Isn’t this the part where you contact the UK embassy on his behalf to obtain a document reassuring the anatomy department that he is truly okay with this and that there won’t be any legal or familial issues?

To me, it is virtually unheard of for blood to be drawn from an artery in an outpatient setting. I think it's 100% from a vein. The only place you might have blood taken from an artery is in the emergency department or if you are admitted and have a severe condition.

That’s good to hear. 🙂

Have you ever picked your ear with things like cotton buds or ear scoopers? If so, you'd better stop.

Yes, it's a mistake, but they chose to use those words because many patients, when told not to eat food, drink sweetened water and cause much trouble. So, they were left with no choice but to do this.

If the child is 1-2 years old, I would suggest seeing any general pediatrician first. If they are older, I would recommend meeting a pediatrician with a developmental specialist degree. If the child speaks Thai, they have far more options than if they don't speak Thai. "South" or "Bangkok" means they are comfortable seeing a doctor in the southern area of Thailand or in Bangkok, likely because they live in southern Thailand and can travel to Bangkok if needed.

How old is the child? They speak Thai or English?

The rebound is real, but it has come and gone. Not this.

Respiratory infections don’t become more extreme after COVID. Hospital bed and OPD queues can't lie. It has always been like this. You just paid more attention and see more of it, but it’s always been there.

Getting better after a shot of lincomycin is not necessarily evidence of a bacterial infection. Viral infections can also improve with time.

A lot of respiratory viruses are going around in Thailand right now, including but not limited to rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza, parainfluenza, and COVID-19. There's nothing specific, really. Additionally, the air pollution problem will likely cause those infected to experience more and longer symptoms, which is not good but not unexpected.

Changing the primary health service spot is actually easy and has little to do with tabien ban and voting rights. Tabien ban is just one way of obtaining health service rights in the area, but there are several other ways, such as having a telephone bill with their name and so forth. Additionally, one can change service spots several times in a year. There is very little reason not to do so. However, many Thais are unaware of this.

I recommend using axillary measurement because it's more accurate and reasonably easy. You just have to hold the kid’s arm. The mercury thermometer is the most accurate if measured correctly, but it's too hard for grannies, so no.

I think the girl didn’t understand the concept of preferred pronouns.

A few months.