Question

If you are preparing to send diagnostic test requests to the hospital and you notice that your coworker has written the diagnosis of fractured clavicle on a request for a x-ray of the ilium. What are your disagree or agree?

Answer 1

Answer:

Disagree with the paperwork

Explanation:

If you request an x-ray for the ilium (a part of the small intestine, located in the abdominal cavity), the diagnosis should not be a fractured clavicle (the scientific name for the collarbone). The clavicle may be a separate incident, however it would never be the diagnosis for the need of an x-ray of the ilium.

Answer 2

That would be a concern if you saw that because the ilium is located within the pelvis and the diagnosis of a fractured clavicle would not warrant an xray of the groind. I would take the paperwork back for clarificaiton as medical errors are a huge deal