Me: "Hey, I wanted to check on some pending labs for Mr. Imactivelydying."
Lab tech: "Sure, what are you looking for?"
Me: "That repeat CBC from around 2330."
Lab tech: "Oh, that was cancelled and thrown out."
Me: "WTF?! Why was it cancelled?"
Lab tech: "Well that patient had a CBC two hours prior and another two hours prior to that, so we didn't think you needed it."
Me: "Seriously?! For one, if I sent you the lab, we probably want it run. For two, how is that your decision to make?! And for three, did you notice that those other CBCs were distinctly abnormal?? Which maybe would have prompted you to think that maybe we were actively doing things to fix his H/H of 2/12 and wanted to see a repeat?! No? None of those? Ok, please run the next one I send down. Thanks." click
Ugghhhhhhhhhh. Angry face.
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