[Magdalen] medical terminology

[James Handsfield]

<Laboratory medicine statistician hat = ON>

In my estimation, approximately 20% or a little more of lab tests are done for patient confidence.  Most conditions are diagnosed by patient presentation, and many of those in the clinical situation have no specific treatment other than time, fluids, and rest.  But patients want their physician to do something, and they can do that with fairly inexpensive lab tests.  So the doc orders the test and the patient goes away satisfied that their doctor did something.

“The worst form of corruption is acceptance of corruption.”  Herblock

Jim Handsfield
jhandsfield at att.net


> On Oct 30, 2014, at 9:14 PM, ROGER STOKES <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> That sounds par for the course - using a test inappropriately because those
>  who don't understand think it looks good.