MedPage Today September 16, 2024
— Answering patients’ questions and addressing their anxieties can be challenging
“Dr. Pelzman, can you explain what all those scary little red arrows pointing up mean?”
It feels like nearly every day, and sometimes several times a day, we get portal messages like this from patients, requesting that we explain what all the abnormalities flagged on their lab test results mean.
“My basophils are marked as abnormal, they seem on the low side, what can I do to increase them?”
“My labs show that my CO2 is 32, and the upper limit of normal is 31. Is there something wrong with my breathing? Google said this might be a problem.”
“My urine was flagged as abnormal for having mucus, am...
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