Best practice in primary care pathology: review 5

J Clin Pathol. 2006 Dec;59(12):1229-37. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2006.037754. Epub 2006 Apr 27.

Abstract

This fifth best practice review examines three series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (1) minor liver function test abnormalities; (2) laboratory monitoring of patients receiving lithium; and (3) investigation of possible venous thromboembolism. The review is presented in question-answer format, referenced for each question series. The recommendations represent a precis 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-based rather than evidence-based. They will be updated periodically to take account of new information.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antimanic Agents / blood
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Drug Monitoring / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lithium Compounds / blood*
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Primary Health Care / methods*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Antimanic Agents
  • Biomarkers
  • Lithium Compounds