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re: Question for Dr's of the OT update in OP
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:07 pm to bencoleman
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:07 pm to bencoleman
The lab that mixed up the samples should foot the bill. If they don't, I'd take legal action to make them.
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Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:12 pm to bencoleman
Better call Saul
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:16 pm to kilo1234
I agree. I would fight this one.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:23 pm to GaTiger77
So I guess I should call a lawyer
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:25 pm to bencoleman
quote:dude. Really?
So I guess I should call a lawyer
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:28 pm to kilo1234
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by kilo1234 The lab that mixed up the samples should foot the bill. If they don't, I'd take legal action to make them.
Pay the bill first or set up a payment plan by the hospital will not wait on you and the lab arguing before they send you to collections.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:35 pm to LSUballs
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The cretins are cloning and feeding. And I don't even own a TV
Put me in the hospital for nerves and then they had to commit me
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:42 pm to bencoleman
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So I guess I should call a lawyer
Waste of time
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:58 pm to bencoleman
I would start by getting a copy of the erroneous blood test plus the one done in the ER for starters. Then have a conversation with your doctor about if the original one could even be accurate. Then go from there. But I guess it depends how much the bill is and how far you want to take it. At the very least I would ask for it to be forgiven if it is obvious it was a mistake.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 2:33 pm to bencoleman
Labcorp or Quest?
Posted on 7/2/15 at 2:46 pm to SirSaintly
I don't know. I'll have to ask my Dr
Posted on 7/2/15 at 3:11 pm to bencoleman
I would ask to see if the charges for this ER visit and associated labs could be forgiven.
But, having said that, the medical personel did the right thing. a potassium of 7.5 would kill most people. It would cause your heart to stop beating.
It's a shitty situation, but if it was your mother/child who got these lab results, you'd want them to get immediate care and then you'd be relieved it was just a lab error.
But, having said that, the medical personel did the right thing. a potassium of 7.5 would kill most people. It would cause your heart to stop beating.
It's a shitty situation, but if it was your mother/child who got these lab results, you'd want them to get immediate care and then you'd be relieved it was just a lab error.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 3:40 pm to white perch
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lab results, you'd want them to get immediate care and then you'd be relieved it was just a lab error.
Believe me. I was just happy to walk out of the hospital on my own power.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 3:42 pm to bencoleman
Hemolysis of the sample can cause a falsely elevated potassium. I've never seen it happen with creatinine. I would figure if your creatinine was that elevated, your BUN would be up too.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 3:45 pm to SamuelClemens
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As for the bill, collateral damage, you are responsible.
Don't take legal advice from the OT.
Somebody was negligent, likely an agent of the hospital. They should eat the bill. I wouldn't pay it without a fight.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 4:03 pm to Scooby
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Hemolysis of the sample can cause a falsely elevated potassium
This was my Dr's first thought but they retested the sample and got the same results
Posted on 7/2/15 at 4:08 pm to bencoleman
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What about the bill?
I would tell them to go frick themselves if they tried to stick me with it
Posted on 7/2/15 at 4:22 pm to bencoleman
this makes anyone wonder about blood work results from a physical.
cholesterol and so forth.
cholesterol and so forth.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 4:38 pm to bencoleman
Your blood could have been mixed up with somebody else's. It's not that common, but it happens especially when tube labeling protocol is not followed. That happens more in Dr.'s offices where rules are not closely monitored. What's bad is there might be somebody out there now in renal failure and it's not you.
More likely to have happened is a sampling issue on instrument that was used to do the chemistry panel. Sometimes that happens when blood is spun before it is fully clotted. They did the right thing by calling you back in for a recheck.
Also, it is creatinine
No lawyer is necessary. Just an error and not intentional.
More likely to have happened is a sampling issue on instrument that was used to do the chemistry panel. Sometimes that happens when blood is spun before it is fully clotted. They did the right thing by calling you back in for a recheck.
Also, it is creatinine
No lawyer is necessary. Just an error and not intentional.
This post was edited on 7/2/15 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 7/2/15 at 4:40 pm to MBclass83
So the calling the cops thing is completely normal too?
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