Am a I too verbose with my request forms?
/s I'm a family physician working in mostly primary care. I like to write in full sentences, even in my own notes.
When I request investigations, I often try to give a relevant history and description of symptoms and clinical findings (I also tend to, as they say, "lay hands on" my patients). But usually, my two to three sentence request would be shortened in the report back to: "headache", "back pain. sciatica. avid cyclist." or even: "hemiplegia and hypertension". Funny enough, the reports themselves are often very clear and lengthy. (Almost as if the image is more interesting than the patient [this is a joke].) /s
When is too much information too much?
Posted Aug 23, 2025, 7:47 AM UTC