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06-11-2017, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dbussone
Even if it uses the same lab, ER results are usually given priority over other patients. It would be unusual, in my experience to see a duplicate lab just for the ER. A stat lab might be nearby though.
Radiological exams, for the most part, can be done in the ER with portable equipment. In some hospitals there is a dedicated CT and/or MRI adjacent to the ER. I don't know about at TVRH. Usually this is done at larger hospitals, especially trauma centers - which TVRH is not.
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Quite true. And it only takes 3 min to run a CBC and 15 min to spin and run a chem profile
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