Laboratory findings template

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]

Introduction to the Laboratory Findings Page

• The page name should be "(Disease name) laboratory findings", with only the first letter of the title capitalized.
• Goal: to detail the important laboratory tests and findings for the disease you are describing.
• Remember this is not the section to describe imaging or other diagnostic modalities.
• As with all microchapter pages liking to the main page, at the top of the edit box put {{CMG}}, your name template, and the microchapter navigation template you created at the beginning.
• Remember to create links within Wikidoc by placing [[square brackets]] around key words which you want to link to other pages. For more information on how to create links click here.
• Remember to follow the same format and capitalization of letters as outlined in the template below.
• You should include the name of the disease in the first sentence of every subsection.

Overview

• The overview section should include the disease name in the first sentence.
• The goal is to summarize the laboratory findings page in several sentences. This section can be the same as the laboratory findings segment on the overview page.
• To see an example of an overview section on a laboratory findings page, click here.

Laboratory Findings

• Outline or list the pertintent laboratory tests that you should obtain for the disease you are describing.
• Make sure you also indicate what the laborotory finding would be.
• For an example of a laboratory findings section on a laboratory findings page, click here.