Dealing with difficult patients

Any of you have any luck successfully managing a patient who argues with you that their lab results are abnormal, demanding tests that aren't indicated? I have done more of a work up than most would have done at this point and I do not think more testing is warranted. Example platelets of 180 they state is "lower end of normal, and is therefore abnormal," "a basophil percentage of 0.3% is low" and wanting rheumatoid arthritis work up with only symptom being dyspepsia. Explaining that... Dealing with difficult patients
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