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Best practice in primary care pathology: Review 5

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Abstract

This fifth best practice review examines three series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (1) minor liver function test abnormalities; (2) laboratory monitoring of patients receiving lithium; and (3) investigation of possible venous thromboembolism. The review is presented in question-answer format, referenced for each question series. The recommendations represent a precis of guidance found using a standardised literature search of national and international guidance notes, consensus statements, health policy documents and evidence-based medicine reviews, supplemented by Medline Embase searches to identify relevant primary research documents. They are not standards but form a guide to be set in the clinical context. Most are consensus-based rather than evidence-based. They will be updated periodically to take account of new information.


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Author(s): Smellie WSA, Forth J, Ryder S, Galloway MJ, Wood AC, Watson ID

Publication type: Review

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Clinical Pathology

Year: 2006

Volume: 59

Issue: 12

Pages: 1229-1237

ISSN (print): 0021-9746

ISSN (electronic): 1472-4146

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jcp.2006.037754

DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.037754

PubMed id: 16644875


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