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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Laboratory findings

• Commonly performed screening laboratory tests, which are generally required by hospitals before they accept patients for admission, include
  • Complete blood count
  • Serum chemistry panels
  • Urinalysis
  • Thyroid stimulating hormone
  • Human chorionic gonadotropin (pregnancy) in girls
  • Urine toxicology screen for drugs of abuse, aspirin, and acetaminophen