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Acta Med 2007; 5 (4)

The communication of the radiologist with treating doctors and patients

Ramírez AJL, Rodríguez TC, Quiroz CO, Motta RGA

Language: Spanish
References: 44
Page: 228-232
PDF size: 72.72 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Adequate communication between the referring physician and the radiologists is essential in behalf of high quality medicine, it will support and facilitate access to discussion of cases and to obtain clinical information that will always be needed before the interpretation of an imaging study is performed, not having it, can lead to misinterpretations and errors in the radiology report. The assurance that the radiology report is received by the referring physician constitutes a mutual commitment specially in cases of unsuspected findings or findings that require urgent attention. The radiologist sometimes will have to establish direct communication with the patient when he or she insists in knowing information about the findings or when it is considered that the patient will be the best conduct to inform his physician about important findings. This action is part of the physician-patient relationship and is considered as part of the high quality medical professionalism.


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