By Adriana Noton

When someone works in the hospital, no one knows how important consultants are except other doctors. They need the help of their fellow doctors because one doctor cannot know what is wrong with all of their patients when they are experts in another field. In return, that consult will need the help of the requesting doctor. This will help show how the world of consultants works in this scenario.

A common problem that many people in this country have is diabetes. It is a complicated disease, and many people do not take care of it if they have it. So, if a patient with this disease has another problem like a cataract removal, the ophthalmologist might need the help of a diabetes doctor. This case might be more reasonable if the patient had really high sugars that were uncontrollable. So, here we have one doctor who is consulting another to help with a problem not related to the eye surgery.

A second example is one of the emergency room consult. Emergency rooms live on consults because they take care of the immediate problem, and if the person needs any more long term care, they go to another doctor. One example is a woman who has abdominal pain. If she is pregnant, that could be the source. While this ER doctor takes it upon his or herself to see what the problem is, they may not have the definitive treatment. They may have to watched or be treated by the ob department. So, the ob doctor is called, and they will take care of it.

A closer look at this emergency room situation is a man with abdominal pain. He had dinner, and now he cannot keep it down. He noticed that he was constipated, and his abdomen is pretty tense because it is distended. The ER doctor knows he has a blocked intestine, but he cannot treat it. He has to call a surgeon to come take him for surgery. This is a perfect example of consultations.

This world relies on consultants to care for their patient as a whole. Not all patients come in with one problem. Most doctors focus on their work, so if a problem arises that they do not handle, they need somebody who does.

Hospitals are like little communities, and most will get to know another by word of mouth or direct contact. Consults are people who one knows that their work is trustworthy. In turn, the favor will be returned in the future.

The job of consulting is an important responsibility because it allows one to show their work to their peers. It helps build business aside from the patients they see normally. When they need the help of the requesting doctor, they will be there.

The world of consulting is a necessity to keep the hospital functioning. That is what these people are hired for aside from taking care of their own patients. This is why when one goes into a specialty, they are treating all patients. It is a compliment to have someone ask for your service as well. If business is going well with consults then it is solidified that the work being done is very good.

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