Best Tests July 2010
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Best Tests: Bowel cancer screening in New Zealand July 2010
Progress to date on a national screening programme for bowel cancer | |
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Quiz feedback: Investigating the gut July 2010
Feedback on the responses to &ldquo:Investigating the gut” quiz (Best tests March 2010). |  |
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Testing for enteric pathogens: Follow up report March 2010
This is not an audit but a stand alone data report. This web version is a sample only , all data below the national level has been omitted. |  |
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Best Tests March 2010 March 2010
Investigating the gut & Feedback on the Troponin & Urea Testing quiz | |
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best tests: Helicobacter pylori March 2010
The choice of test for initial testing for H. pylori, is determined by prevalence. In areas where the local prevalence is >30%, serology tests are best. In areas of low prevalence, stool antigen testing is the better option. | |
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best tests: Coeliac disease March 2010
Tissue transglutaminase antibodies are the most useful preliminary step for testing people with a clinical picture suggestive of coeliac disease. | |
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best tests: Inflammatory bowel disease - the role of faecal calprotectin March 2010
Clinical assessment of intestinal inflammation can be problematic. Faecal calprotectin can be useful in differentiating between IBS and IBD, but it is not funded or widely available. | |
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best tests: Lactose intolerance March 2010
The role of laboratory tests in diagnosing lactose intolerance in primary care is limited. In most cases the diagnosis can be made on clinical grounds and by a trial of a lactose-free diet. | |
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best tests: Pernicious anaemia March 2010
There are a number of causes of low vitamin B12 levels with pernicious anaemia being among the most important to identify. Parietal cell and intrinsic factor antibodies have an important role to play when investigating the possibility of pernicious anaemia. | |
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