Reasons to Not Look at Your Test Results as Soon as They Post in the Portal
While doctors agree that looking at your test results immediately can be helpful, there are a few downsides. “There is a lot to be said in how labs are reported,” Dr. Wilkins says. “It always depends on the clinical picture.”
You may not understand what you are looking at. Reports on imaging studies, for instance, are written from doctors to fellow healthcare providers.
“They’re not written in a language that is meant for the patient to understand,” Wilkins says. “If you put it into an internet search, it will give you back a lot of information that may or may not be…
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