okay - so here is the situation: i'm a mid-level with a large nephrology practice - i do dialysis rounding. so...needless to say i order lots of heparin. situation came up that a pt who's been my pt for >2 years asks me if this is pork heparin. i say yes, and he goes off that this is against his religion (muslim) and i should have told him before i gave it to him.
so....my question is: do you guys tell your pts they are receiving pork heparin? btw this is as midwest as it comes. not much cultural diversity and to be honest, it just never occurred to me to ask.