MA's diagnosing illness!

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I am so irritated! I took my husband into urgent care because he was having pain in his side and started peeing blood, no fever. the Ma comes in and tell us its most likely a UTI and not to worry they are very common. Since when did Ma's get diagnosing priveleges? I am not a nurse yet but if an RN had told me this i would probably still be a bit miffed because they can't diagnose these things either. Just because it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck doesn't mean it is one. I know my husbands hx and I personally think he has a kidney stone. (the NP ruled out UTI and he has appointment for an ultrasound tomorrow) I just am venting because i get so irritated going to the dr. office and having someone with probably no more training than i act like they are the medical authority when i am paying for a doctor visit and nursing care!

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Originally posted by smkoepke

I am so irritated! I took my husband into urgent care because he was having pain in his side and started peeing blood, no fever. the Ma comes in and tell us its most likely a UTI and not to worry they are very common. Since when did Ma's get diagnosing priveleges? I am not a nurse yet but if an RN had told me this i would probably still be a bit miffed because they can't diagnose these things either. Just because it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck doesn't mean it is one. I know my husbands hx and I personally think he has a kidney stone. (the NP ruled out UTI and he has appointment for an ultrasound tomorrow) I just am venting because i get so irritated going to the dr. office and having someone with probably no more training than i act like they are the medical authority when i am paying for a doctor visit and nursing care!

Being an RN, I don't know that they were doing anything particularly wrong in this situation. It sounds to me, giving just you statement to rely on, that they were simply trying to ease you fears while you were waiting for the MD. Certainly peeing blood would freak out the best of us. I do argee with you it sounds very much like a stone.