CEREBROSPINALECTOMY
Consult request. Reason for consult, verbatim: "Neuro." Me: "That is the department." ER: "Correct." Me: "What is the question?" ER: "The question is also neuro." Send this to whoever wrote 'neuro' in the box today.
EXPLAINED (ACCURACY-CHECKED)
A consultation request is expected to contain a specific clinical question; naming the specialty is not a clinical question.
operational/administrative reality; no clinical claim to verify
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