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ASCP35-Do not monitor anti-platelet agent inhibition of platelet activity using platelet function or genetic testing.

Posted September 1st, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

ASCP34-Do not order a Type & Crossmatch for patients undergoing procedures that have minimal anticipated blood loss, historically low fraction of transfusion use, and a low transfusion index (ratio of transfused units to patients).

Posted September 1st, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

ASCP32-Avoid Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) screening in annual well-visits for asymptomatic adults, regardless of age.

Posted September 1st, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

ASCP31-Do not generally use swabs to collect specimens for microbiology cultures on specimens from the operating room. For optimal recovery of microbes, tissue or fluid samples obtained in the operating room should be submitted, when available and adequate.

Posted September 1st, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

ASCP – Testing for community gastrointestinal stool pathogens in hospitalized pts

Posted September 4th, 2019 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASCP – Hepatitis C virus antibody testing

Posted September 4th, 2019 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASCP – Hypercoagulable workup

Posted September 4th, 2019 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASCP – Plasma catecholamines

Posted September 4th, 2019 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASCP – Broad respiratory pathogen panels

Posted September 4th, 2019 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASDP – Diagnostic cytogenetic analysis with histopathology of melanoma

Posted October 17th, 2018 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASDP – Diagnostic cytogenetic analysis with histopathology for melanocytic nevus

Posted October 17th, 2018 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASDP – FISH assay on cases of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Posted October 17th, 2018 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASDP – FISH assay on cases of clear cell sarcoma

Posted October 17th, 2018 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASDP – T-cell receptor gene rearrangement studies

Posted October 12th, 2018 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

ASCP – Procalcitonin testing

Posted September 25th, 2018 by ABIM Foundation & filed under .

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