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Feb 8, 2023
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DanSmith
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You don’t seem to quite know the difference in a rad tech and a radiologist
A radiologist is also a doctor who also trains for almost ten years and will almost never discuss results with a patient directly (nor should a tech)
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Repost: Will a radiologist withhold importing results from a CT to the patient
Windward_Coug
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
Windward_Coug
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.
Solomon Levi
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
Windward_Coug
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
Windward_Coug
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
FuriousMonkey
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?
FuriousMonkey
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
Windward_Coug
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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