Democratic Underground - Thank you so much for addressing me directly.

Talking about me instead of to me tells me a great deal about you, all of it unflattering. Besides that, every single presumptive statement you've made about my father's case has been 100% wrong.

The VA physician did not "dump" my father. Distance was the deciding factor and he felt that brief in-house treatment at the local hospital would be the best course.

I also heartily resent your statement that this was about a supposed "inheritance." You have no idea how completely wrong you are and you have absolutely no right to assume such a thing.

This was about providing appropriate clinical care and comfort to preserve the quality of life of this patient. That's why he's cared for at home by family and excellent visiting health care professionals. As I stated, the fact that he has ripped out IV lines and even an IJ cath in the past was the primary reason for admission.

Even assuming the hospitalist is the "attending" on an admission, the family should be completely involved in any testing or plan of care -- especially in a situation like this, where the patient is not critically ill and the family is present.

My mother and brother were both present, but NO ONE told them about the brain scan and heart scan until they'd been done. They thought he'd merely been taken for routine chest x-ray and labs. Furthermore, NO ONE ever provided a rationale for wanting the cardiac cath. If you really consider this "good practice," there's something seriously wrong with you.

The assumption that ALL medical professionals are good is as blind and stupid as the assumption that ALL of them are bad. I was very careful to make that distinction, yet you continue to impugn my integrity without knowing me or my family.

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