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Fri Aug 17 16:27:28 BST 2007

In a message dated 8/17/2007 10:10:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Krin135 at aol.com writes:

What was  the patient doing in the "CT scan 2  hours after arrival "  
with  a "systolic BP 0f 40-60" ??

What are MOST people that are in CT scans doing in them.   I have  been 
tabulating just how many CT scans that are done in medicine, surgical,  pediatric , 
etc. patients actually produce data that alters decision making over  and 
above what SHOULD HAVE been discovered on the history and physical, assuming  a 
history and physical examination had been done at all,   More often  than not, 
such findings (HX & PE) are not recorded on the chart prior to the  order of 
the CT scan.  

k

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