Episode 349: Screening with a complete blood count is evidently of no value
In episode 349, Mike and James talk about the evidence around screening otherwise asymptomatic adults with a complete blood count. While it feels like it should be a good thing to do, the evidence is pretty clear that it doesn’t provide any benefit even though ~ 10% of tests will be abnormal. Basically no one benefits and serious disease is virtually never found.
Show notes
Tools For Practice
CBC (Confusing Broad Check) for Screening?
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