Yes! Also, when you are in the ER (for god knows how long) watch the docs blame lab for the long wait. I had a family member in the ER a few months back. I had some friends in the lab and they clued me in my wife's lab tests were all ok. Two hours later I listened to the doc state they were still waiting on the labs.
The rule of thumb is 95% of labs ordered in ER are back within 60 t0 90 minutes. 75% are between 45-60 minutes. Occasionally there are exceptions but for the most part that holds true. If they tell you otherwise they are feeding you a line of dung. We bust our asses to get those to ER so don't believe a word. It's the standard of care. Edited at: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:30:28 PM
