In the previous edition of Best Practice Journal, we covered...
September 2015
Testosterone supplementation may be an appropriate treatment...
August 2015
Point-of-care CRP testing may help primary care clinicians to...
June 2015
In 2013 we published an article entitled “Best tests?” (Best...
April 2015
Muscle pain (myalgia) and weakness is experienced by up to 10%...
August 2014
The New Zealand Laboratory Schedule has been created to provide...
August 2014
A new laboratory test schedule and accompanying referral guidelines...
February 2014
Contributed by Dr Michael Beasley and Dr Wayne Temple, National...
December 2013
A growing body of evidence and expert opinion suggests that...
November 2013
On occasion, General Practitioners will encounter a patient...
November 2013
In October, 2013, a new laboratory test schedule and accompanying...
November 2013
This report presents how testing for diabetes has changed since...
December 2012
This A4 printable patient information sheet is designed to help...
December 2012
Until recently, fasting plasma glucose, and in some situations,...
December 2012
Metal-on-metal hip replacements and resurfacings are associated...
December 2012
Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis) is a common, potentially...
October 2012
This report highlights four key prescribing and laboratory testing...
March 2012
A position statement released by the New Zealand Society for...
February 2012
As of 1 October 2011, laboratories are reporting HbA1c results...
October 2011
Most general practitioners no longer offer lead maternity care...
July 2011
Serum protein bands (monoclonal gammopathy) will sometimes be...
July 2011
CRP alone is the best test for temporal arteritis.
This...
March 2011
Examines HbA1c and albumin/creatinine ratio testing rates for...
March 2011
Testing for thrombophilia is rarely indicated in general practice...
March 2011
Although there are many potential sources of exposure to mercury...
November 2010
Maintaining good glycaemic control reduces the risk of microvascular...
August 2010
The key role for tumour marker tests is in managing patients...
July 2010
Tissue transglutaminase antibodies are the most useful preliminary...
March 2010
Clinical assessment of intestinal inflammation can be problematic....
March 2010
There are a number of causes of low vitamin B12 levels with...
March 2010
Troponins have overtaken the traditional ‘cardiac enzymes’,...
December 2009
A short article covering changes in HbA1c test reporting from...
October 2009
A summary of the key messages from the thyroid campaign and...
May 2007