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  1. Help with lab interpretation !

    lynn236 replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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...

  2. Help with lab interpretation !

    lynn236 replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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...

  3. Help with lab interpretation !

    lynn236 replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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...

  4. New NP licensing exam?

    lynn236 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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...