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Hepatitis Panel Interpretation
Viral hepatitis is a commonly encountered and increasing problem thanks in part to the rise in injection drug use. Here I review the screening recommendations and interpretation of hepatitis B and C serology. Screening recommendations are based on CDC and US Preventative Task Force guidelines. Prevalence of viral hepatitis is much higher in the ED setting and may warrant expanded screening. This is an active area of research and there are as of yet no formal professional recommendations regarding expanded screening. In this post we will explore the current screening recommendations for HBV and HCV and detail the interpretation of the test findings.
Coagulation Studies
All bleeding stops eventually... Even in your anticoagulated patients? What about that INR of 1.4? On rivaroxaban? To better know the state of anticoagulation we first must understand the tests we use to define them. Take a dive with Dr. Murphy-Crews through our anticoagulation studies
Joint Fluid Analysis in the ED
Not all swollen joints are the same and our dogmatic definitions of septic joints are changing with each new study, so how do we use synovial fluid to define our differential of the swollen joint? Join Dr. Harty in delving through the latest in synovial fluid studies in his asynchronous intern diagnostics post on joint fluid analysis.