I'd be interested in any views people have of the (in my experience)
increasingly frequent problem of the patient who turns up wanting blood to
be taken and spun, then the serum returned to him/her so they can send it
off to some outfit they have found on the internet who will do "blood
profiling"/tests for autism/tests for MS etc etc.
They're usually happy to pay us to do it - but that's not the point. I
normally try and refer them back to their GP, who has usually given up
trying to dissuade them.
Just say no? Do it and let them have the serum on the grounds of "their
body, their fluids, their choice"?
Thoughts gratefully appreciated.
Mike
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