Don’t routinely require general blood tests, general coagulation tests or tests for trombophylia to prescribe hormonal contraceptive medications.
When prescribing hormonal contraceptive medications and tests it is reccomended to get an accurate personal and family history, measure blood pressure. It is recommended to offer a choice between different contraceptive metods and a good quality counselling, that...
Use of free testosterone testing is not recommended for hypogonadism or hyperandrogenism diagnosis.
Testosterone is the body’s most important androgen. The measure of its concentration is indicated in numerous clinical conditions in both males and females. However, there are analytical problems such as to make the interpretation and use of the free quota...
Do not prescribe the dosage of FT3 (free triiodothyronine) for the initial evaluation of the functional state of the thyroid and in the periodic control of hypothyroidism in therapy.
Hormonal dosages are useful biochemical confirmation of thyroid dysfunction in the presence of manifest signs and symptoms and indispensable reference for subsequent checks during therapy. However, it is quite common for people who have only nonspecific disorders...
Don’t perform routine measurement of C-peptide in diabetes patients.
It is not necessary to dose hematic C-peptide for the diagnosis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes . Measurement of the response by C-peptide to glucagon or to mixed meals can help in rare cases in which it is difficult to differentiate the diagnosis between the two types...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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