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Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by asdff on Monday January 07, 2019 @11:47PM (#18853229)
That negative MRI result can be just as informative as a positive one. Maybe your XRay gave the doc only 80% confidence in the diagnosis, and the MRI was to rule out a larger issue. Like an engineer, doctors work deductively to rule out potential diagnoses, so all that is left is the correct one. Inductive logic brings in subconscious bias and assumptions.
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Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by JAlexoid on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @12:27AM (#18853426)
Nope. He ordered MRI immediately with the XRay... and he didn't even look at it, as I was informed by the assistant.

I checked if he needed to do that with my other doctor - he said that only one was needed, not the other.

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