The problem with telephone messages in primary care

Sometimes I wonder if I am wired differently from other doctors, in terms of what I remember on my own and what I need some help with.

The other day I got a “medical call” that simply said, “Mr. Brown called to report his blood pressure is 120/80.”

With more than fifty calls in my inbox and no memory of what the issue was with Mr. Brown’s current blood pressure, I replied: “Seems like a random fact, is there a backstory?” I never heard back.

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