Best practice in primary care pathology: review 7.
This seventh best-practice review examines four series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (1) blood count abnormalities 2; (2) cardiac troponins; (3) high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; and (4) viral diseases 2. The review is presented in a question-answer format, with authorship attributed for each question series. The recommendations are 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. The recommendations 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.
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Department of Chemical Pathology, Bishop Auckland General Hospital, Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, UK. info@smellie.com
Forth
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Smart
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Galloway
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MJ
Irving
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Bareford
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Collinson
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Kerr
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Summerfield
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Carey
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Minhas
Rubin
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D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007960:Leukocyte Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood
D015415:Biomarkers; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D014336:Troponin