Procalcitonin Limitations - Situations where PCT can ...

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Procalcitonin Limitations - Situations where PCT can be misinterpreted:

- Single value testing

- AKI/CKD

- Pancreatitis

- Cancers/Neoplasms

- Trauma

- Cardiogenic shock

- Surgery

- Burns

- Localized infections (e.g. SSTI, UTI)

- Atypical pathogens (e.g. Mycoplasma)

- Drugs



Dr. Nick Bennett @nbennett04



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Dr. Gerald Diaz

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