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My doctor refused to order a VAP test

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 2:51 pm
by SonnyCrack
I'm so angry right now, of course I'm going to find another doctor. He said "I am not going to waste your insurance company's money.". This after I get a devastating calcium score.

Re: My doctor refused to order a VAP test

Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 8:13 am
by Georgehaslostweight
Well...if you check the VAP test and others...

"Conclusions: As measurement of LDL subclasses becomes increasingly important, standardization of methods is needed. Variation among currently available methods renders them unreliable and limits their clinical usefulness."

http://www.clinchem.org/content/52/9/1722