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Left ear pain thats off and on. left neck pain that comes and goes. sharp pains in throat. ent and 3 drs. tell me i'm fine. wont give me a ct/pet scan?
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Rational Testing Rec: As physicians we recommend and advise Rational use of diagnostic tests.A detailed history of present symptoms and physical examination lead to possible diagnosis and their odds of being detected by various means.In your case the odds of finding an abnormality are very low, so your doctors have opted to observe and examine you in follow up to see If these symptoms go away or progress(do CT/PET the
Answered 11/7/2017
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