Screening Labs for New Patients: Are they Useful?
The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 5, Number 8, August 2007
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv5n8/
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Topics: Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry
Daniel Carlat, MD
In psychiatry, we typically order screening labs on new patients for a variety of purposes, including to rule out medical causes of psychiatric symptoms, to record baseline data before prescribing medications that may lead to lab abnormalities, and to screen for general medical problems. What labs should we order for new patients?
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Daniel Carlat, MD
Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, The Carlat Report.
Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.