Comments on: A pathologist endorses online patient testing http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/pathologist-endorses-online-patient.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/pathologist-endorses-online-patient.html#comment-66877 Anonymous Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/09/a-pathologist-endorses-online-patient-testing.html#comment-66877 Kevin, you surely cannot be critisizing online medicine? How many forums do you now have at med-help? Is it 3 or 4? You charge 16.00 a crack for the few minutes it takes you to punch out an answer. Why is that you find fault with everything everyone else does even when it is something you also do. Kevin, you surely cannot be critisizing online medicine? How many forums do you now have at med-help? Is it 3 or 4? You charge 16.00 a crack for the few minutes it takes you to punch out an answer. Why is that you find fault with everything everyone else does even when it is something you also do.

]]> By: The Medicine Manhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/pathologist-endorses-online-patient.html#comment-66868 The Medicine Man Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/09/a-pathologist-endorses-online-patient-testing.html#comment-66868 I'm a bit curious as to who the labs would notify in the event of a significant abnormal value. Would someone call the patient to warn him or her? Would that someone be a physician or other professional who's qualified to counsel the patient as to the significance of the value?<br/><br/>I can easily imagine someone with signs and symptoms of malignancy ordering tumor markers. Will there be someone to explain limitations in test sensitivity to such a person who might nonetheless be falsely reassured by negative values?<br/><br/>I'm all for patient involvement in their care. But this seems absurdly risky.<br/><br/>John I’m a bit curious as to who the labs would notify in the event of a significant abnormal value. Would someone call the patient to warn him or her? Would that someone be a physician or other professional who’s qualified to counsel the patient as to the significance of the value?

I can easily imagine someone with signs and symptoms of malignancy ordering tumor markers. Will there be someone to explain limitations in test sensitivity to such a person who might nonetheless be falsely reassured by negative values?

I’m all for patient involvement in their care. But this seems absurdly risky.

John

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