lynn236

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1. Help with lab interpretation !

   lynn236 replied to reeya's topic in NP

   I would NOT order a full autoimmune panel on that patient. These tests are not cheap and are each actually quite complex for the labs to do. I think it would be clinically inefficient and frankly unfair to bill the patient for all of them especially ...

2. Help with lab interpretation !

   lynn236 replied to reeya's topic in NP

   I wouldn't immediately suspect SLE due to the negative dsDNA and negative RNP. You can go ahead and run anti-smith antibodies to verify; however, at her age I would also imagine that she has either had clinical manifestations of lupus by now or not. ...

3. Help with lab interpretation !

   lynn236 replied to reeya's topic in NP

   The primary differential from that series is diffuse scleroderma with a possible sjogren overlap. What is the patient's age? You should refer management to a rheumatologist who can manage the patient and likely also collaborate with other specialists...

4. New NP licensing exam?

   lynn236 posted a topic in NP

   Heard this from a colleague today and wanted to get the opinion of everyone on this forum. Apparently there have been suggestions that NP's should take and pass the ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) exam in order to become licensed/independe...