In neurology class today we were learning about acute head trauma. Apparently there are all sorts of guidelines to indicate when to do a CT and when not too. (Remember our healthcare system is intimately concerned about unnecessary expenditures so overuse of CTs is inappropriate... or something like that. I'm not really sure. They actually didn't teach us anything about cost or insurance. God Bless the USA!)**
The "standard of care" suggests following the guidelines established by the Canadian CT Head Rule. The details aren't important, but my understanding was that all Canadians were supposed to get head CTs. Is that not right? Other med students out there, can you confirm?
**This is not the joke. Keep reading.
7 comments:
Where's shortbus?
I see how that first thing wasn't the joke but I don't actually get where the real joke is...
I see how that first thing wasn't the joke but I don't actually get where the real joke is...
ha. it's a joke about canadians. as in they all need some neuro testing... is that not obvious? damn.
more importantly, whats the pathology goin on there?
wow. that was awful. apple, do you actually think there is a joke in this post?
apple - point is, yes they can.
bryan - canadian on "Hockey Night in Canada."
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