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- Title
Best practice in primary care pathology: review 3.
- Authors
Smellie, W S A; Forth, J; Bareford, D; Twomey, P; Galloway, M J; Logan, E C M; Smart, S R S; Reynolds, T M; Waine, C
- Abstract
This best practice review examines four series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (i) "minor" blood platelet count and haemoglobin abnormalities; (ii) diagnosis and monitoring of anaemia caused by iron deficiency; (iii) secondary hyperlipidaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia; and (iv) glycated haemoglobin and microalbumin use 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 of the recommendations are based on consensus rather than evidence. They will be updated periodically to take account of new information.
- Publication
Journal of clinical pathology, 2006, Vol 59, Issue 8, p781
- ISSN
0021-9746
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/jcp.200X.033944