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Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
Shotgun Laboratory ... ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known #TWDFNR ... #Testing #Laboratory ... Workup #Hepatology #EBM
Summary of Randomized Controlled Trials Studying Docusate 

Source Article: https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/193136/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-prescribing-docusate-constipation

#Docusate #Colace #RCTs #Evidence #EBM #Trials
Trials Studying Docusate ... things-we-do-no-reason-prescribing-docusate-constipation ... #Docusate #Colace ... RCTs #Evidence #EBM
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
HepaticEncephalopathy #TWDFNR ... Diagnosis #Hepatology #EBM
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Notice that docusate ... here as it is a #TWDFNR
Hospitalization for the Evaluation of Patients with Low Risk Chest Pain 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
LowRisk #ChestPain #TWDFNR ... #Management #EBM
Two-Unit Red Cell Transfusions in Stable Anemic Patients 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/145147/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-two-unit-red-cell-transfusions

#Transfusion
#2Units #1Unit #TWDFNR ... #Management #EBM
Contact Precautions for MRSA & VRE 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Source Article: https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/195053/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-contact-precautions-mrsa-and-vre
Rebuttal
ContactPrecautions #MRSA #VRE #TWDFNR ... InfectiousDiseases #EBM
Age adjusted D Dimer

Patients Age x 10 (85 year-old patients would have an age-adjusted 
cutoff of
#AgeAdjusted #Laboratory ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EBM
Laboratory Evaluation of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Evaluation #Workup #Hypocalcemia #PTH #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Laboratory Evaluation ... Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM
Factors Affecting Prealbumin

Increased by: 

Exogenous corticosteroids, 
NSAIDs, 
Renal failure, 
Dehydration, 

Decreased by: 

Acute phase response, 
Malnutrition,
For No Reason @TWDFNR ... Decreased #Increased #Laboratory