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==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
*[[Detection]] of [[Howell-Jolly bodies]] is [[diagnostic]] of [[asplenia]]. | *[[Detection]] of [[Howell-Jolly bodies]] is [[diagnostic]] of [[asplenia]].<ref name="pmid21474172">{{cite journal| author=Di Sabatino A, Carsetti R, Corazza GR| title=Post-splenectomy and hyposplenic states. | journal=Lancet | year= 2011 | volume= 378 | issue= 9785 | pages= 86-97 | pmid=21474172 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61493-6 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21474172 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
An elevated/reduced concentration of serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
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Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].
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[Test] is usually normal for patients with [disease name].
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Some patients with [disease name] may have elevated/reduced concentration of [test], which is usually suggestive of [progression/complication].
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There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with [disease name].
Laboratory Findings
- Detection of Howell-Jolly bodies is diagnostic of asplenia.[1]
References
- ↑ Di Sabatino A, Carsetti R, Corazza GR (2011). "Post-splenectomy and hyposplenic states". Lancet. 378 (9785): 86–97. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61493-6. PMID 21474172.