The Medical Care Hero: An Insight into a Pathologist’s Day – Introduction

Author:  J. Buttivant

As we mentioned in an earlier post, the work we do in laboratory medicine affects approximately 80%  of patients. The information that your primary care provider receives in your test results are critical in guiding your care and treatment plan.

We, as pathologists, are integral members of the health care team and we help countless patients every day begin their road to recovery.

So, we’d like to share with you a story. Now, this story is fictional and written by a member of our team, but it mirrors real-life stories that happen every day due to the hard work of a pathologist.

Read along and see how the work of a pathologist can have an enormous impact on patient care.