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technician performed the tests at the in-office lab. Blood tests
were performed in order to insure that the patient was not too
ill to receive the chemotherapy treatment. If a patient's blood
count indicated that the patient was too ill for the prescribed
treatment, a nurse would contact Dr. Ishmael, who then might
prescribe a reduced dosage. When the test results indicated a
patient could receive his chemotherapy safely, the pharmacist was
notified to prepare the appropriate chemotherapy treatment for
the patient, as previously prescribed by Dr. Ishmael. Mid-Del
sent its orders for preparation of chemotherapy treatments to the
pharmacist at the PC clinic by fax machine and received the
prepared treatments from the PC pharmacist via courier service.
Registered nurses administered the chemotherapy treatments
and provided extensive counseling and education to patients
regarding their treatments. The nurses spent a large amount of
time counseling patients because of the profound psychological
effects of chemotherapy treatments. Administration of a
chemotherapy treatment to a patient generally took 2 to 8 hours.
A few patients were equipped with an apparatus which slowly
administered their treatment over a period of days. Other
patients received drugs that required the nurse to sit with the
patient throughout the treatment and closely monitor the
administration of the drug and the reaction of the patient. Dr.
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