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J Clin Pathol. Published Online First: 15 December 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2006.044719
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Best Practice in Primary Care Pathology: Review 8

W Stuart A Smellie 1*

1 County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: info{at}smellie.com.

Accepted 6 December 2006


*   Abstract

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.

Key Words: best practice, evidence-based medicine, inter-disciplinary, primary care




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