title: On call. At my last office exam, I asked my doctor if he could  tell me my blood type.  I was surprised it was never checked as part of my routine lab tests.  Isn't my blood type important for the doctor to know?
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kormos
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System