Patients Not Informed of Abnormal Lab Test Results

According to a poll done by Medscape, about 1 of every 14 abnormal (lab) tests was not reported to the patient.

So be sure to follow up with your doctor after you've had tests done. Medical labs are usually able to get the results to the medical doctors within a week (with some exceptions, some tests take an entire week to perform, in which case, it would take two weeks. Many assume that no news (from the doctor's office) is good news. That is not a safe assumption to make. It is your health, be sure that you get all the answers you are looking for.

-Dr. Lei Gu ND