My doctor sent me for a CT scan. Why didn’t the ER order it?
A referral to the ER is a request for an emergency evaluation, not a preordered test. After examining you, the emergency team may recommend different imaging, or no CT at all.
test results
Abnormal doesn’t mean dangerous. Normal doesn’t mean done.
Your patient portal just flagged a result in red. Before you Google it, here’s what “abnormal” actually means, and doesn’t.