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Lab Results Made Easy is essential reading for everyone looking to safely manage abnormal results in primary care. It provides concise, practical guidance for time-pressed GPs on how to interpret lab results. This is complemented by chapters on how to make sure you choose the correct test in the first place.

It’s 16.10 on a Friday afternoon on a busy on-call day: you have just managed to find the time to review and action your lab results:
37 results in the inbox… here we go…

Is this serious? Does the patient need admission to hospital today?
It’s just out of the reference range – shall I consider that normal and tickas ‘no action required’?
Should I just repeat the test, but what testing interval is appropriate?
Are there other tests to request that may help in the diagnosis andmanagement?

To answer these questions, and many more, the book is split into two main sections:

Clinical chapters covering clinical biochemistry, haematology, immunology and rheumatology, and microbiology, which review:

Managing individual abnormal test results

Background information
Causes
History and examination
Investigations: initial and further tests to consider
Referral
GP management tips

The role of specific tests

Indications for use
Interpretation tips

Investigations to consider for specific clinical scenarios and common signs and symptoms presenting to primary care:

Initial tests to perform
Further tests to consider

Lab Results Made Easy is essential reading for everyone looking to safely manage abnormal results in primary care – it will help with decision-making, especially at 16.10 (and later) on those Friday afternoons…

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