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Report: 135 medical procedures deemed unnecessary

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    Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in

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A startling report by the American board of internal medicine says there are a 135.

Medical procedures that physicians claim.

Are almost always unnecessary could actually do more harm than good so which tests are being.

Overuse let's talk to.

Doctor Mark Siegel he's a member of our Fox News medically -- -- -- stated this is important stuff because you know you go to the doctor.

You figure he knows what tests in order but sometimes they go crazy.

-- -- listen we actually order.

Twice as many tests as most of the countries are health care costs in this country.

Are almost twice what they are in most other industrialized countries I'll tell you why I had a couple come to me this past week -- -- everything I want the whole body -- I want to make sure I have I don't have cancer sounds reasonable right.

Except that that kind of testing is what Americans do wrong they say we want and all we want to know it's expensive.

It doesn't always give you the right answer you worry unnecessarily that's what we -- her get away from absolutely there could be a false positive that would lead to more testing.

-- -- -- right.

Here's some of things to be where up.

I CT scans for kids minor head injuries or abdominal pains.

Well Steve I actually think there's times when you have to do that if a kid blacks out when they hit their head they need to cat -- According to the American Academy of Neurology but 50% of kids come to the ER after a tiny.

-- the had a minor blow and they get scans that's way too much you've got to look at the individual you gotta say.

Do they needed -- not syncing with abdominal -- no -- do they really wanted to talk to -- it should that be good dialogue and good doctor is having or should the parents say.

I don't know do we really need watching the -- I want the parents to play that when you go to the emergency -- say to the doctor do I really need this for my child are you doing this just cause you're supposed to was in the knee jerk.

Or does the child really need this they don't need it for mild minor blows to the head too many scans are done all right there are a lot of EKG's ordered up for people who do not have heart problems or heart symptoms you say.

Many of them unnecessary let's talk about that Steve this comes from the American academy of family practice and interestingly the cardiologists say do the KG the fairly practitioners say.

Wait a minute I'm in the middle on that I -- baseline Carty rams are good to do especially if someone is gonna play sports.

I tend to do them on people the first time I see them -- but I don't necessarily do them every year and we got.

Medicare mills becoming Brooklyn New York where people are getting.

He -- every time they come and we need moderation here we need doctors to say why am I doing that test.

It was too many doctors.

Are doing that -- -- room which then leads to an electrocardiogram which at least you're stressed that.

So you end up with unnecessary tests being done if you over order the EKG but a doctor you know there are some -- that doctors who were unscrupulous and they're just look at -- -- a dollar signs.

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You do it -- you say what is that joint look like -- or you get an X -- we know have learned over the years to follow an extra.

-- -- -- -- beautiful image but nobody knows what to doing that -- in terms of rheumatoid arthritis he would get it.

And it doesn't change -- course of treatment.

If you're patient out there ask your doctor if you going to get that test how physically no effect.

How you're going to treat me it isn't -- -- like trimming them anyway that it's probably an unnecessary tests and MRIs are definitely -- -- there are nights I think you've just ordered.

You know wound up but since some people some money I hope so Arctic as well I hope so you know -- are -- -- --

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