Do not measure serum free testosterone in the suspicion of male hypogonadism.
Available immunoassays seem to underestimate testosterone levels and, they are not reliable for free testosterone measurement. The mass spectrometry and equilibrium dialysis are more accurate methodologies. However, they are laboriously, relatively expensive,...
Avoid prescribing routine immunological tests in children with recurrent respiratory infections.
Immunological and genetic investigations are not need when the child is suffering from undifferentiated common viral infections affecting the upper airways and when there is no family history of primary lung diseases or hereditary immunodeficiencies. The decision to...
Don’t perform serological allergy tests (i.e.: total IgE, specific IgE, ISAC) as first-line tests or as “screening” assays.
Cutaneous allergometric tests, if possible, should be preferred and considered as the first diagnostic level in case of patients with clinical history of suspect allergic reactions, as they are more rapid, less invasive and cheaper than serological tests. Exceptions...
When asymptomatic microhaematuria is detected in a random urine sample, biohumoral or instrumental exams are not necessary.
The incidence of isolated microhaematuria in random urine testing is about 8% in children of 3 years of age; this percentage falls to 3-4% in schoolchildren. Nevertheless, in both of these paediatric age groups, the incidence of microhaematuria at subsequent...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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