Best practice in primary care pathology: review 7

This seventh best-practice review examines four series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (1) blood count abnormalities 2; (2) cardiac troponins; (3) high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; and (4) viral diseases 2. The review is presented in a question–answer format, with author...

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Published in:Journal of clinical pathology 2007-05, Vol.60 (5), p.458-465
Main Authors: Smellie, W S A, Forth, J, Smart, S R S, Galloway, M J, Irving, W, Bareford, D, Collinson, P O, Kerr, K G, Summerfield, G, Carey, P J, Minhas, Rubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACS
acute coronary syndrome
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers - blood
CHD
chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
CLL
CMV
coronary heart disease
cytomegalovirus
EBV
Epstein–Barr virus
Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
FBC
full blood count
General Medical Services
GMS
HDL-C
Hematology
high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Humans
Illnesses
Infections
Infectious Mononucleosis - diagnosis
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Laboratories
LDL-C
Leukocyte Disorders - diagnosis
Lipoproteins, HDL - blood
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Lymphocytes
Medical sciences
Morphology
Pathology
Pathology, Clinical - methods
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
Patients
Primary care
Primary Health Care - methods
Review
Troponin - blood
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Summary:This seventh best-practice review examines four series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (1) blood count abnormalities 2; (2) cardiac troponins; (3) high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; and (4) viral diseases 2. The review is presented in a question–answer format, with authorship attributed for each question series. The recommendations are 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. The recommendations 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.
ISSN:0021-9746
1472-4146
DOI:10.1136/jcp.2006.042994