What to do Before Referring

You either pity the Medical MO having to come two rounds to review the patient, one to order the bloods, the other after the results are out, or you are afraid of being scolded by the MO but either way, we can improve the efficiency of the patients seen by taking some basic investigations before we refer a patient. Provided the patient is not crashing that is. Here are my notes for "What to do Before Referring"