1938 Packard Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 I don't know. The chiropractor will order an MRI next week.
1938 Packard Posted June 9, 2017 Author Posted June 9, 2017 Easy bait, but you'll still get a nibble. :poop: The Hell are you even talking about?
bnmjy Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 The Hell are you even talking about? You're trying to incite a discussion about chiropractors not being real doctors, like you've done numerous times already. Gg, go for the low hanging fruit.
1938 Packard Posted June 9, 2017 Author Posted June 9, 2017 You're trying to incite a discussion about chiropractors not being real doctors, like you've done numerous times already. Gg, go for the low hanging fruit. Okay... so let's hear what he says after he reads the MRI. Can you even identify the parts? Anyway, I might have to go to Laser Spine Institute.
André Toulon Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Easy bait, but you'll still get a nibble. :poop: So how was it.....was it delicious or do you hate yourself now?
bnmjy Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 So how was it.....was it delicious or do you hate yourself now? Sure.
1938 Packard Posted June 9, 2017 Author Posted June 9, 2017 Sure. I'll continue this after the result is in. A herniated disc might actually be good news.
mthor Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Okay... so let's hear what he says after he reads the MRI. Can you even identify the parts? Anyway, I might have to go to Laser Spine Institute. He's not going to read it. At least, you'd better hope he doesn't. The radiologist (who is a real doctor) is going to read it.
mthor Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 You're trying to incite a discussion about chiropractors not being real doctors, like you've done numerous times already. Gg, go for the low hanging fruit. I have absolutely no impulse control.
1pooh4u Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Chiropractors get on my nerves. They always order MRIs that are outside their scope of practice and the insurance companies won't pay for it. S: I literally had this discussion with adjusters a thousand times.
1938 Packard Posted June 9, 2017 Author Posted June 9, 2017 He's not going to read it. At least, you'd better hope he doesn't. The radiologist (who is a real doctor) is going to read it. The radiologist is an employee of the medical imaging service. He gets the image and sends it to the health care provider who ordered it.
mthor Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 The radiologist is an employee of the medical imaging service. He gets the image and sends it to the health care provider who ordered it. After s/he does an official reading, s/he will send both a report and a disc to the chiropractor. Your chiropractor may look at the images, but, unless he is pathologically arrogant, will also read the report and defer to the radiologist''s reading. And before you tell me that your chiropractor can read MRI's, I'm sure he can - to an extent. I can read xrays. I can tell you whether you have pneumonia or heart failure, whether you have a punctured stomach or intestine or are just full of shit (yes, that does show up on xray), or whether your neck is broken, among other things. But you would be ill-advised to take my conclusions - or your chiropractor's, since neither of us have done a four-year residency in radiology, and because neither of us does continuing education on it in the amount that a radiologist is required to.
1938 Packard Posted June 9, 2017 Author Posted June 9, 2017 After s/he does an official reading, s/he will send both a report and a disc to the chiropractor. Your chiropractor may look at the images, but, unless he is pathologically arrogant, will also read the report and defer to the radiologist''s reading. And before you tell me that your chiropractor can read MRI's, I'm sure he can - to an extent. I can read xrays. I can tell you whether you have pneumonia or heart failure, whether you have a punctured stomach or intestine or are just full of shit (yes, that does show up on xray), or whether your neck is broken, among other things. But you would be ill-advised to take my conclusions - or your chiropractor's, since neither of us have done a four-year residency in radiology, and because neither of us does continuing education on it in the amount that a radiologist is required to. So, if I need expert testimony in court, I should call that radiologist to the stand?
mthor Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 So, if I need expert testimony in court, I should call that radiologist to the stand? Only as regards his or her interpretation of the MRI. Not in regard to the final diagnosis, treatment, or your chiroparctor's utilization of the information provided by the radiologist.
1938 Packard Posted June 9, 2017 Author Posted June 9, 2017 Only as regards his or her interpretation of the MRI. Not in regard to the final diagnosis, treatment, or your chiroparctor's utilization of the information provided by the radiologist. I'll get multiple copies of it, then. What would be the best MD to read it and make the final diagnosis and treatment plan? My insurance covers an array of different practitioners, including specialists.
1pooh4u Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 So, if I need expert testimony in court, I should call that radiologist to the stand? Actually, yes. The radiologist I work for (in NYS doctors have to own their own business, they can't deal with management companies) he's called in often to testify on his findings and in some cases to testify on the findings of another radiologist. -_'
mthor Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 I'll get multiple copies of it, then. What would be the best MD to read it and make the final diagnosis and treatment plan? My insurance covers an array of different practitioners, including specialists. The radiologist would be the best person to read it; sometimes, a second opinion might be required (that is, of another radiologist) for insurance or workman's comp. It depends on what the MRI shows. If you need to be referred, though, you may have to go through your primary; I don't know if chiropractors in NJ can refer, or if your insurance will cover his referrals.
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