Testing pitfalls and summary of guidance in lipid management

doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.83

BMJ 2006;333:83-86 (8 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.83

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Cases in primary care laboratory medicine

Testing pitfalls and summary of guidance in lipid management

W Stuart A Smellie, consultant¹

¹ Clinical Laboratory, General Hospital, Bishop Auckland DL14 6AD info@smellie.com

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One of the difficulties in addressing the large differencesin use of laboratory tests¹ is to produce robust protocols,supported by high level evidence, for the use of these tests.A working group has been established to improve the knowledgebase in laboratory medicine and is working with Sir Muir Gray,director of clinical knowledge, process and patient safety forthe National Programme for Information Technology.² The initiativehas brought together contributions from a range of professionalassociations and clinical authors to improve knowledge in theuse of laboratory testing. It is collating answers to about100 frequently asked questions in primary care on the use oflaboratory tests and is presenting these through a range ofmedia, using a standardised literature search targeted towardsclinical guidelines and evidence based reviews. The completequestion-answer sets are being developed into prompts, reminders,and alerts to help doctors and nurses while they . . . [Full text of this article]

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