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Member 32632 · 02-14-2004, 06:36 PM

I would say that having your labs done in the am is not scut. This is crucial to the mgt of your patient. You aren't going to learn jack about managing pts if you dont' know what is goign on with your patient.

Now, running them to the CT scanner, etc, is scut. And occasionally to get things moving this is not a bad thing to do. However, if you are doing so much of this that you aren't able to follow up your patients and READ about them, then there is a problem.

02-14-2004, 06:36 PM	#44
Member 32632 5K+ Member Status: Attending Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NYC--->San Francisco Posts: 6,044	I would say that having your labs done in the am is not scut. This is crucial to the mgt of your patient. You aren't going to learn jack about managing pts if you dont' know what is goign on with your patient. Now, running them to the CT scanner, etc, is scut. And occasionally to get things moving this is not a bad thing to do. However, if you are doing so much of this that you aren't able to follow up your patients and READ about them, then there is a problem. __________________ The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. All things truly wicked start from innocence. http://www.emedcentral.com