RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Best practice in primary care pathology: review 9
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 966
OP 974
DO 10.1136/jcp.2006.044883
VO 60
IS 9
A1 Smellie, W S A
A1 Shaw, N
A1 Bowlees, R
A1 Taylor, A
A1 Howell-Jones, R
A1 McNulty, C A M
YR 2007
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/9/966.abstract
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.