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Feb 8, 2023
12:55:17pm

Solomon Levi All-American

Very common in terminal cancer diagnoses.

Just kidding, tons of reasons for the delay. Be patient, they will let you know.

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Solomon Levi

Previous username: UtePimp
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Last login: Apr 18, 2024
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Repost: Will a radiologist withhold importing results from a CT to the patient

2/8/23 12:51pm

Radiologists don't usually discuss the scan with the patient, the doc that

SJS

2/8/23 12:52pm

Right, but it's odd that every scan has always been posted the next day and this

2/8/23 12:55pm

I don't know, but it's definitely a reason to freak out

SJS

2/8/23 12:57pm

SJS you may know but isn't there a liability if the Radiologist was to say

ordinary tri guy

2/8/23 1:00pm

They probably won’t share a lab without any context/explanation etc

SwanSong

2/8/23 12:53pm

Nope. Govt requires everyone to have immediate access to any lab/scan.

cougfanz

2/8/23 2:01pm

they may be asking for a re-read of the scans.

TN_Coug

2/8/23 12:53pm

Very common in terminal cancer diagnoses.

2/8/23 12:55pm

How do you know the CT has been read by the radiologist?

BigGulps

2/8/23 12:56pm

I guess I don't know, it's always been much faster than this though. Like same

2/8/23 12:57pm

Doctor is on vacation?

BYU Grounds

2/8/23 4:46pm

You nailed it. They called me today and said the Doc has been out of town which

2/9/23 1:46pm

My scan results were misread by the radiologist. He posted on the patient portal where he misread

Adrielle

2/8/23 1:01pm

A radiologist once told my wife she had 4 weeks to live after a CT scan

2/8/23 1:02pm

You don’t seem to quite know the difference in a rad tech and a radiologist

DanSmith

2/8/23 1:17pm

Doc said it was the radiologist, who am I to correct him?

2/8/23 1:21pm

I agree a radiologist generally shouldn’t discuss prognosis with a patient

DanSmith

2/8/23 1:30pm

How could you possibly have spoken to the radiologist? They are not

EQD2

2/8/23 3:34pm

The ordering physician has to confirm that he/she has reviewed the results before it posts to the portal.

Conan

2/8/23 1:09pm

So it's possible the doctor read it, it's bad news and they don't want to

2/8/23 1:22pm

If it's really bad news they'll usually make an appt to talk in person

cougfanz

2/8/23 2:10pm

I thought all were posted immediately. At least in our system, EPIC posts the

cougfanz

2/8/23 2:08pm

(We) Radiologists are very busy it may not have been read get.

DanSmith

2/8/23 1:15pm

My wife just had a similar experience…

BabyJ24

2/8/23 1:48pm

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