Last August my cardiologist said my test results were so good that he was going to reduce my medication by half...fine...although over recent months I felt my palpitations had increased. I have recently had my next test and out of curiosity I checked the results which are online, although I don´t really understand them, and compared them to my previous test.
Imagine my feelings when I realized that I was looking at someone else's test results, which had been put in my file by mistake! My cardiologist obviously hadn´t noticed the error and altered my treatment according to the wrong results - which were of a 55 year-old man, a smoker, who weighs 30k more than I do.
My doctor, when I saw him, was rather dismissive about the incident and I am now debating whether it is time for a change of cardiologist.
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Your curiosity paid. Medical mistakes shouldn't happen, but they unfortunately, do.
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You´re right Duta, medical mistakes do happen. As a former nurse I know that only too well!
ReplyDeleteWow, if you hadn't noticed the records were for another person, this mistake could have continued for years. In the USA medical mistakes are a leading cause of death! I am glad you caught this quickly.
ReplyDeleteThank you Terra, I didn´t believe my eyes at first!
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