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When routine screening reveals unexpected abnormal results

My doctor ordered a bunch of tests 'just to be safe' before my surgery and now I have a bunch of random abnormal results that might not even matter but are freaking me out.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Precautionary testing can generate incidental findings that create new anxieties without necessarily improving health outcomes.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Laboratory tests and reading your results?”

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