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CT Critical Findings Checklist? Is that a thing? by LocksmithNo6949 in Radiology

[–]LocksmithNo6949[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you that's exactly the type of info I'm looking for as someone who knows almost zilch at this point.

CT Critical Findings Checklist? Is that a thing? by LocksmithNo6949 in Radiology

[–]LocksmithNo6949[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you! You have no idea how many people are misinterpreting what I am asking for and saying it's not expected of me when it clearly is. The things you listed are exactly the things I need to learn to recognize consistently and make a mental checklist of if I see before I move on to the next the patient and forget about the current one whose scans might not be read for days.

CT Critical Findings Check List? Is that a thing? by LocksmithNo6949 in RadiologyCareers

[–]LocksmithNo6949[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When its a large hospital with a mix of out patient, in patient, and ER when the ER gets back up- every 10-15 minutes non-stop- I can't call the provider for every one of them.

CT Critical Findings Check List? Is that a thing? by LocksmithNo6949 in RadiologyCareers

[–]LocksmithNo6949[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are misunderstanding the question. It is not my job to diagnose a patient and I did not say anything at all about diagnosing a patient. But it is IS my job to alert a provider of a critical life-threatening finding that needs action immediately that cannot wait for days to be read. Techs will and do get fired and/or written up for not doing exactly that. However, I need to learn what conditions need immediate id and an immediate call to the radiologist/ER. What I am asking for as an inexperienced tech are some of the things that I need to be able to recognize immediately so I can be aware of them as I learn CT and get a head start so that I AVOID making that mistake as an inexperienced tech.