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Firebeef · 06-20-2005, 22:23

Diagnosis...schmyignosis. You ASESS the patient...then you TREAT the patient. The reason it is a pet-peeve of mine is because I have witnessed well meaning PMs and other field personell obsessing over what the correct "diagnosis " might be, and meantime eat up another 5-6 minutes on scene. You have every right to disagree with me, it is a semantic fine line between "asessment" and "diagnosis" after all, but the question was asked about cardiac auscultation in the field. I rest my case.

06-20-2005, 22:23	#10
Firebeef Quiet Professional Join Date: May 2005 Location: Greality, CO Posts: 237	Diagnosis...schmyignosis. You ASESS the patient...then you TREAT the patient. The reason it is a pet-peeve of mine is because I have witnessed well meaning PMs and other field personell obsessing over what the correct "diagnosis " might be, and meantime eat up another 5-6 minutes on scene. You have every right to disagree with me, it is a semantic fine line between "asessment" and "diagnosis" after all, but the question was asked about cardiac auscultation in the field. I rest my case. __________________ All men die .....not all men truly live. Doug Last edited by Firebeef; 06-20-2005 at 22:26.
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