On Saturday night a patient was admitted to ICU in a critical condition,
suspected of taking a multiple overdose including alcohol, chicken tikka
masala, coproxamol and thyroxine.
On Sunday the clinician requested an urgent T4 and T3, claiming that
these tests had been recommended by the Guy's Poisons Information Unit.
Can anyone advise what the medico-legal position is if I am unable or
unwilling to provide an assay which has been recommended by the Poisons
Information Unit?
Doug Hirst
Biochemistry
Bradford Royal Infirmary
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