{"id":2694,"date":"2022-10-31T14:35:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T18:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/endocrinology-metabolism\/?page_id=2694"},"modified":"2024-07-31T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T17:21:00","slug":"e-consults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/endocrinology-metabolism\/patient-care\/e-consults\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Consults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/patient-care\/econsults\/\">click here<\/a> for more information about E-Consults, including how to place the order and the general workflow.<\/p>\n<p>E-consults (electronic consults) are available to any UNC Health physician or advanced practice provider. At present, E-consults are not available to providers outside the UNC Health System.<\/p>\n<p>E-consults are for focused clinical questions that an endocrinologist can answer using solely the information available in EPIC, without seeing the patient. E-consults are not for logistical questions or for questions that can be easily answered by consulting UpToDate or clinical guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Because specialists have two business days to respond, E-consults are not for emergencies. Additionally, E-consults should not be used to ask follow up questions for patients who have been previously seen by providers in our practice.<\/p>\n<p>Some common questions that Endocrinology has received and successfully addressed through E-consults are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>What, if any, further work up is recommended for [mildly low TSH, mildly high TSH, or other mildly abnormal endocrine lab test] in my patient without clear clinical symptoms?<\/li>\n<li>Is this [medication for diabetes or osteoporosis] appropriate for my patient, given their [renal disease, complications, or other comorbidities]?<\/li>\n<li>When should I repeat ultrasound for this patient with [recent negative thyroid nodule biopsy, small nodule(s) that do not meet criteria for biopsy, or other thyroid ultrasound abnormality]?<\/li>\n<li>Does this patient with a thyroid nodule require a biopsy, or is clinical\/ultrasound follow up appropriate?<\/li>\n<li>What lab tests and follow up should I order in the initial evaluation of my patient\u2019s incidentally detected [adrenal nodule, pituitary lesion]?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please click here for more information about E-Consults, including how to place the order and the general workflow. 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