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#109: Things We Do For No Reason: A High Value Episode

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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Are There Any Common Tests That Add Very Little to the Work of Patients With Anemia?

Justin: folate testing checking folate levels at this point in the history of the world is a test that adds very little to the work of patients with anemia. Justin: The rate of folic acid deficiency or folate deficiency in this country has dropped precipitously since the fortification happened in in 1998 and so if you look at the general population and try to find people with a folate deficiency it's really hard to find on top of that.

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