A patient was admitted to an orthopedic surgeon's service for a fractured leg.In the course of the examination,the patient also was found to have a lung condition.With respect to the diagnosis of his lung disease,this finding most likely will generate an order for:

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The attending physician of a patient may want to have the opinion of another doctor (in this case,a pulmonologist)regarding diagnosis and treatment.The request for another doctor's opinion is written on the doctors' order sheet by the patient's doctor and is called a consultation order.

A Patient Was Admitted to an Orthopedic Surgeon's Service for a Fractured