PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Smellie, W S A
AU  - Shaw, N
AU  - Bowley, R
AU  - Stewart, M F
AU  - Kelly, A M
AU  - Twomey, P J
AU  - Chadwick, P R
AU  - Houghton, J B
AU  - Ng, J P
AU  - McCulloch, A J
TI  - Best practice in primary care pathology: review 10
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.2007.048512
DP  - 2007 Nov 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 1195--1204
VI  - 60
IP  - 11
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/11/1195.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/11/1195.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol2007 Nov 01; 60
AB  - This tenth best practice review examines four series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (i) antenatal testing in pregnant women; (ii) estimated glomerular filtration rate calculation; (iii) safety testing for methotrexate; and (iv) blood glucose measurement in diabetes. The review is presented in question–answer format, referenced for each question series. The recommendations represent a précis 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 rather than evidence-based. They will be updated periodically to take account of new information.