🩸 Blood Biomarker Primary Care Screening Workflow Simulator

Patient Presents with a Cognitive Concern in Primary Care

Placeholder: initial visit framing for cognitive concern intake.

• Primary care visit: Typical setting (Placeholder detail)
• Memory complaint: Common trigger (Placeholder detail)
• Patient or family: Reporter (Placeholder detail)
• Brief cognitive screen: Initial tool (Placeholder detail)

Intake and initial assessment

Placeholder: how PCP gathers history and initial cognitive screen.

Primary Care Orders the Blood Biomarker Test

Placeholder: ordering pathway for blood-based biomarker testing.

• Blood biomarker panel: Test type (Placeholder detail)
• Days to weeks: Turnaround (Placeholder detail)
• Outpatient lab draw: Setting (Placeholder detail)
• Clinical criteria based: Eligibility (Placeholder detail)

Ordering criteria and logistics

Placeholder: eligibility, informed consent, and lab logistics.

Result Interpretation by the Primary Care Provider

Placeholder: how PCP reads biomarker result in context.

• Negative / Indeterminate / Positive: Result categories (Placeholder detail)
• Age, symptoms, history: Context factors (Placeholder detail)
• Interpretation guideline: Support tool (Placeholder detail)
• Varies by result band: Confidence (Placeholder detail)

Interpreting result categories

Placeholder: nuance of negative, indeterminate, positive results.

Specialist Referral Trigger Criteria

Placeholder: decision logic combining result and severity.

• Result + concern severity: Trigger inputs (Placeholder detail)
• Positive + Moderate: Urgent trigger (Placeholder detail)
• Negative + Mild: Watchful wait (Placeholder detail)
• Indeterminate result: Retest option (Placeholder detail)

Referral decision logic

Placeholder: criteria that route patients to specialist care.

Patient Communication and Next Steps

Placeholder: communicating results and planning next steps.

• Result-dependent framing: Disclosure style (Placeholder detail)
• Counseling referral: Support resources (Placeholder detail)
• Scheduled check-in: Follow-up (Placeholder detail)
• Chart note update: Documentation (Placeholder detail)

Communication and follow-up planning

Placeholder: structured disclosure and follow-up scheduling.

Placeholder highlight: coordinated communication improves outcomes.