Disclaimer: This post is in no way intended to disparage the fine field of Radiology. It is merely a means to vent my frustration at certain radiology residents and hopefully gain some sympathy from my EM colleagues.
Me: Hello, I'd like to order a CT angiogram on one of my patients.
RR(radiology resident): What's the indication?
Me: I have a 35 yo woman that was involved in an MVC yesterday. Was seen and discharged from another hospital. She's coming back in today complaining of an occipital headache, neck pain, vertigo and nausea/vomiting.
RR: What are you looking for?
Me: Vertebral artery dissection.
RR: Laughing
Me: Why are you laughing?
RR: Did you look at her head?
Me: What do you mean? Did we get a head CT?
RR: No did you examine the patient...she has a concussion.
Me: How do you get a vertebral artery dissection?
RR: I don't have to answer that question!!! I'm trying to triage patients!!!
Me: Are you going to do the study or not?
RR: slams phone down...
10 minutes later after call from ED attending...and presumably mad scramble to look up vertebral artery dissection.
RR: Oh I didn't get that story (exact same description of patient)...sure we'll get it right away.
Me: I need to order a chest CT PE protocol.
RR2: Why?
Me: 32 y.o female smoker on OCPs returned to USA from Australia yesterday c/o SOB and CP.
RR2: Is she hypoxic?
Me: No.
RR2: Sigh..you guys are killing me...send her up.
Me: Hello, I'd like to order a CT angiogram on one of my patients.
RR(radiology resident): What's the indication?
Me: I have a 35 yo woman that was involved in an MVC yesterday. Was seen and discharged from another hospital. She's coming back in today complaining of an occipital headache, neck pain, vertigo and nausea/vomiting.
RR: What are you looking for?
Me: Vertebral artery dissection.
RR: Laughing
Me: Why are you laughing?
RR: Did you look at her head?
Me: What do you mean? Did we get a head CT?
RR: No did you examine the patient...she has a concussion.
Me: How do you get a vertebral artery dissection?
RR: I don't have to answer that question!!! I'm trying to triage patients!!!
Me: Are you going to do the study or not?
RR: slams phone down...
10 minutes later after call from ED attending...and presumably mad scramble to look up vertebral artery dissection.
RR: Oh I didn't get that story (exact same description of patient)...sure we'll get it right away.
Me: I need to order a chest CT PE protocol.
RR2: Why?
Me: 32 y.o female smoker on OCPs returned to USA from Australia yesterday c/o SOB and CP.
RR2: Is she hypoxic?
Me: No.
RR2: Sigh..you guys are killing me...send her up.