RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Best practice in primary care pathology: review 8
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 740
OP 748
DO 10.1136/jcp.2006.044719
VO 60
IS 7
A1 Smellie, W S A
A1 Hampton, K K
A1 Bowlees, R
A1 Martin, S C
A1 Shaw, N
A1 Hoffman, J
A1 Ng, J P
A1 Mackenzie, S M
A1 van Heyningen, C
YR 2007
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/7/740.abstract
AB This eighth best practice review examines four series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (i) sodium abnormalities; (ii) faecal occult blood testing; (iii) warfarin management; and (iv) sputum cytology in diagnosis of bronchopulmonary malignancy. 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.