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> > you can't order many of your own labs > Really? Which ones? There are extremely short lists of labs you can order yourselves. Virtually all of them are no
by jmalicki 6mo ago
> > you can't order many of your own labs
> Really? Which ones?
There are extremely short lists of labs you can order yourselves. Virtually all of them are not on those short lists?
- n8henrie 6mo agoI would love to hear of any specific example, I will happily either show you how to order it or learn something myself.
- jmalicki 6mo agoArterial blood gas. Calcium score (may not count as a lab). Skin biopsy for cancer (does it count as a lab?). I'm unaware how to order my own troponin if I think I've had a heart attack (not that that's one I should DIY diagnosis). Prostate specific antigen.
- n8henrie 6mo agoSeveral of those are more procedures than labs. Of course you can't get someone to do a procedure on you for free. Arterial sticks and biopsies may have nontrivial risks (and commensurate liability risk for the performing provider). PSA and troponin seem trivial to get. Did you look?