Dee Randall wrote:

> OTOH, I had a CT a few weeks ago, signed papers for it, etc. when I read the
> fine print (on the front page) that this CT would NOT be done without the
> submission of proof of blood test level of one particular thing, which I do
> not remember at the moment.
> This was an imaging facility/office where people come and go all day, but I
> was not asked if I had had this blood test as a requirement for getting the
> CT.
>
> In my case I should be asking the doctors at that facility why in the h....
> absolutely no one had ordered this test prior, or reception personnel didn't
> required that I had the papers to prove that I had had it done.
>
> Why was no one ordering them?
> It goes both ways.
> Dee Dee
>
Generally for a CT scan with contrast, they want those renal functions
cleared by a current BUN, Creatinine. They want to know you'll be able
to clear the contrast material quickly.
Often the person who orders the "cat scan" just forgets to order that
lab test in advance. Or perhaps you did have one on file from a recent
visit? It is part of the common chemistry panel drawn.
Goomba