The psychiatrists were instructed to indicate the patients that had a diagnosis of psychotic disorder and, when in doubt (e.g. between a diagnosis of bipolar disorder with psychotic symptoms and a schizo-affective disorder), to consult the case file.
Besides consulting the complex/referred cases, the physician played a major role in assuring the quality of care provided in the program (Table 1).
Experts consulting in the case include translators, computer specialists, fingerprint examiners and other scientific analysts.
She was consulting on the case of a middle-aged Indian man who had cancer and a hospital-acquired infection.
After an extensive workup, the endocrinologists consulting on the case came to think that Annette might have an insulinoma, a rare neuroendocrine tumor, but a pathology report later revealed no sign of one, and her condition, once more, had stabilized.
"Shridev has personal issues," Cheryl Smith, a canine-behavior specialist who consulted on the case, says.
They asked that Dr. Jordan U. Gutterman, an interferon expert at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston consult on the case.
The appropriate judicial body, such as the Dormitory Council Judicial Committee, will be consulted in the case of disagreements, Trujillo said.
The book's hero, the hapless Albinus, is introduced into the story as a picture expert called in to consult on the case.
