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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

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This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

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Simple febrile seizures do not require neurology consults or admissions. And then there’s genetic epilepsy plus febrile seizures, which you are not going to diagnose in the ED. And use lab tests, and especially CT scans of the brain judiciously. They can be discharged home. These are autosomal dominant seizures.

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