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Originally Posted by YankeeMary
Do you realizehow many times one test gets ran on someone(if you have surgery?) I went to my GP he did blood work, urinalyis, and a culture. Sent me the very next day to the OB, they did the same blood work and urine test. Three days after that I was referred to a urologist, who again did blood work, and urine test. If the left hand would tell the right hand what it is doing it would stop some needless testing. I had 3 ct scans in a period of 3 days...overkill.
My MIL has been in the hospital numerous times and stays for weeks. All becausethe docs give her meds, she goes to another doc, more meds, she gets septic, etc and they put her in the hospital, unnecassarily. See they need to correct the way doctors communicate with one another. These docs and hospitals are only interested in more money.Testing and hospitalizations bring in good money.
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You think being septic DOESN'T require hospital care??
I'd put my dog in the hospital for that. YOU could've told the doc the tests have already been done if you didn't want them done again.
I've worked in the medical field, I KNOW medical equipment and how operator technique is everything.
Retesting is a safety issue and a 'making sure the last test was correct' issue. Everything doesn't necessarily show up on the FIRST test and sometimes the SECOND. DH had to have THREE Lyme disease tests before it started showing up.
My shepherd had 2 blood tests for his kidneys when he was younger to verify the first one was correct. Many of the dogs have multiple mange scrapes when they first get here to verify boo boos aren't mange.
And lucky for me, my veterinarian has agreed to be my primary care physician if the universal health care goes through, so I'LL still have good healthcare.