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It seems obvious that one would do repeat measurements of the cyst and look for any changes, in particular rapid growth, rather than jump onto the operating tab
by admissionsguy 2y ago
It seems obvious that one would do repeat measurements of the cyst and look for any changes, in particular rapid growth, rather than jump onto the operating table.
Doing a procedure with higher risk than the asymptomatic condition itself probably should not be covered by insurance, but if someone wants to self-fund it, let them (same if they want to chop off their hand).
- bluGill 2y agoThat measurement may be an xray which means that repeated measurement has a chance of causing cancer! Xray isn't the only measurement we have that carries risk to the body if we do it - just one I expect everyone is aware of.
- admissionsguy 2y agoYeah but doing an MRI is strictly better than not doing an MRI. There is no way more information is bad unless some serious irrationality comes into play.
- r2_pilot 2y agoMore information can lead to unnecessary procedures(by way of insistence either of patient or doctor) which have their own complications.
- itishappy 2y ago> There is no way more information is bad unless some serious irrationality comes into play. I have some bad news to deliver about humans...
- thfuran 2y agoDoing an MRI isn't free, so it isn't strictly better than not doing one.
- markus92 2y agoGadolinium-based contrast (which you'll need for any scan worth their salt) is not completely risk free, so not entirely true. And claustrophobia is a bit more common than people think.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoAnd then, even if the measurement was entirely neutral and risk-free to the body, there's still the question whether one can afford the cost (time, and possibly also money) of monitoring the abnormality.
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