Medical Tests You May be Able to Avoid
By: Katrina Irwin
Updated: April 5, 2012
Dr. Mark Mirabelli from Highland Family Medicine, joined Katrina on News 8 at Sunrise Thursday.
He talked about a report that just came out that talked about the unecessary testing that is done by many physicians. He says there are five main tests you may want to question.
1. CT scan after fainting
2. Annual cardiac stress test
3. Chest x-ray before outpatient surgery
4. Back scan within first six weeks of pain
5. Repeat colorectal cancer screening
To see the full report with other tests that may be avoided, click here.
