A Complicated Curbside Consult I Won't Be Doing — But One Day Might Have to

A staggeringly complex case brought to him casually by a primary care colleague leads Dr. Paul Sax to list the multiple reasons why a formal consultation is often better for the patient than a curbside consult. Unfortunately, with some of the new care models being rolled out, the number of informal consults being requested is only going to increase. Dr. Sax discusses the implications for ID doctors in his blog HIV and ID Observations.