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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.
Author(s): Smellie WSA, Forth J, Ryder S, Galloway MJ, Wood AC, Watson ID
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Clinical Pathology
Year: 2006
Volume: 59
Issue: 12
Pages: 1229-1237
ISSN (print): 0021-9746
ISSN (electronic): 1472-4146
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jcp.2006.037754
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.037754
PubMed id: 16644875
