It was a classic Friday afternoon phone call.

I was finishing off my last set of notes, at the end of what had already been a pretty horrendous day, when my receptionist buzzed me to say there was a radiologist on the phone.

A phone call from a radiologist rarely brings good news. A phone call from a radiologist this late in the day made my stomach sink.

For a second I entertained not taking the call and sneaking out the door. Clearly this was not an option.