RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Best practice in primary care pathology: review 5
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 1229
OP 1237
DO 10.1136/jcp.2006.037754
VO 59
IS 12
A1 Smellie, W S A
A1 Forth, J
A1 Ryder, S
A1 Galloway, M J
A1 Wood, A C
A1 Watson, I D
YR 2006
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/59/12/1229.abstract
AB 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.