Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about a sore throat.

Ignore: Tell your doctor if you have a fever with your sore throat and feel for swollen nodes.

Ignore: Ask doctor specifically if the problem is tonsillitis.

Ignore: A sore throat from strep (bacteria) and mononucleosis (viral) can look exactly the same.

Ignore: See your doctor or go to an urgent care. Don't start antibiotics without a culture whenever possible.

Ignore: Ask your doctor to look at your tonsils, tell him if you have any trouble swallowing, it's important.

Ignore: Always complete the whole course of antibiotics as prescribed, unless directed by physician.