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In article <[log in to unmask]>, Fred Cartwright <[log in to unmask]> writes >--- Goat <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> In article >> ><[log in to unmask]>, >> Generally I don't think near-patient testing should >> be encouraged: it's >> not as if we've got nothing else to do! Rapid blood >> gases +/- potassium >> possible exception. > >So why Blood gasses? (...and K+). The results often guide very time dependent changes in management. With the best will in the world, the lab system can't deliver the speed I need. Very few other blood tests are that time- critical. >The problem >with DVT/PE is that although the potential >complications are very serious the risks of the drugs >prescribed are not trivial. Granted. So why don't we have 24/7 access to "gold standard" imaging that all these ?DVT patients get eventually anyway? Answers on a postcard please to HM Gov. Dr G Ray A&E Sussex Reply to [log in to unmask]