Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 5 years ago
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Procalcitonin Limitations - Situations where PCT can be misinterpreted: - Single value testing - AKI/CKD - Pancreatitis - Cancers/Neoplasms - Trauma -
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Procalcitonin Limitations - Situations where PCT can be misinterpreted:
- Single value testing
- AKI/CKD
- Pancreatitis
- Cancers/Neoplasms
- Trauma
- Cardiogenic shock
- Surgery
- Burns
- Localized infections (e.g. SSTI, UTI)
- Atypical pathogens (e.g. Mycoplasma)
- Drugs

Dr. Nick Bennett @nbennett04

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 5 years ago
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