A 79 year old female arrives at the ED accompanied by her daughter who is her medical POA. The patient fell in the bathtub this AM and a CT of the head reveals a cerebral mass the size of a golf ball. The patient reports feeling dizzy prior to the fall. She is alert and oriented. History is significant for depression after her husband passed away 5 years ago. The daughter requests that all further results of diagnostic testing be reported to her first. How should you handle this request?
[Solved]: A 79 year old female arrives at the ED accompanied…
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