I went in to my PCP (pretty holistic minded but still mainstream) for a fairly routine check up and asked for some general lab work. When she sent it out, for the first time ever I noticed a line requesting “routine testing for cardiovascular disease.” Never seen that one before. I don’t have any risk factors or symptoms of heart disease…
I went in to my PCP (pretty holistic minded but still mainstream) for a fairly routine check up and asked for some general lab work. When she sent it out, for the first time ever I noticed a line requesting “routine testing for cardiovascular disease.” Never seen that one before. I don’t have any risk factors or symptoms of heart disease, nor was that why I went to her. It looks like they just tag that onto every routine lab request now. That’s where we are.
I went in to my PCP (pretty holistic minded but still mainstream) for a fairly routine check up and asked for some general lab work. When she sent it out, for the first time ever I noticed a line requesting “routine testing for cardiovascular disease.” Never seen that one before. I don’t have any risk factors or symptoms of heart disease, nor was that why I went to her. It looks like they just tag that onto every routine lab request now. That’s where we are.