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Mom had mri of 3.8 cm kidney tumor tues. morning! said results in 24-48hrs still haven't heard anything. if was bad would gp call or have surgeon tell
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Contact ordering Dr.: When patients don't get x ray results they should contact their ordering Doctor. A daughter of a patient needs to supply the approval, which is most required to be written, of the patient themselves due to privacy laws. No inference can be made by the lack of a report.
Answered 1/31/2016
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