PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Smellie, W S A
AU  - Shaw, N
AU  - Bowlees, R
AU  - Taylor, A
AU  - Howell-Jones, R
AU  - McNulty, C A M
TI  - Best practice in primary care pathology: review 9
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.2006.044883
DP  - 2007 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 966--974
VI  - 60
IP  - 9
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/9/966.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/9/966.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol2007 Sep 01; 60
AB  - This ninth best-practice review examines two series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (i) potassium abnormalities and (ii) venous leg ulcer microbiology. The review is presented in question-and-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.