TY - JOUR T1 - Best practice in primary care pathology: review 8 JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 740 LP - 748 DO - 10.1136/jcp.2006.044719 VL - 60 IS - 7 AU - W S A Smellie AU - K K Hampton AU - R Bowlees AU - S C Martin AU - N Shaw AU - J Hoffman AU - J P Ng AU - S M Mackenzie AU - C van Heyningen Y1 - 2007/07/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/7/740.abstract N2 - 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. ER -