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hiv test before emergency surgery May 17, 2010 Do hospitals/doctors do tests on patients for emergency surgery or any type of heart surgery/angioplasty? |
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Response from Dr. Frascino
 Hello, If you are asking if HIV tests are routinely done without the patient's knowledge or consent prior to emergency surgery, the answer would be no. I do wonder, however, why you would ask. Certainly it behooves everyone to know their HIV status, particularly if knowing would affect medical decision making (for instance, drug-drug interactions with antiretrovirals plus any new medicaments that might be added to a patient's regimen). HIV status certainly should not be kept secret from health care professionals. Dr. Bob |
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 what are the ethical rules concerning the amount of time a dr. can wait before sharing my medical information with me? |  OZONOTHERAPY Y EL Dr. Frascino (OZONE THERAPY, 2010) |
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