Don’t perform the so-called “food intolerance tests” (apart from those which are validated for suspect celiac disease or lactose enzymatic intolerance)
Several methods are constantly proposed to diagnose the so-called “food intolerance”; these procedures includes VEGA-test, Cytotoxic test, serum specific IgG4 dosage, hair analysis and “bioresonance” techniques. None of these procedure has sufficient scientific...
Don’t perform allergy tests for drugs (including anhestetics) and/or foods when there are not clinical history and symptoms suggestive of hypersensitivity reactions.
In absence of clinical history of signs/symptoms of suspect hypersensitivity reaction (i.e.: urticaria or other typical muco-cutaneous manifestations, angioedema, hypotension, dyspnoea, simultaneous involvement of two or more organs/apparatus…) allergometric...
Don’t diagnose asthma without having performed lung function tests (including bronchodilating test and/or bronchial challenge).
Asthma-like symptoms (dyspnoea, chest tightness, cough, wheezing) are not enough to put a correct diagnosis of asthma.The international guidelines stress the need to perform lung function assessment in order to identify the presence of airway hyperreactivity or...
Don’t prescribe clinical and instrumental tests aimed at the assessment of any disability otherwise already clinically proven.
Avoiding duplication of redundant investigations implies exerting forensics fairly and respectfully towards people with disabilities, preventing them and their relatives from unnecessary inconveniences without clogging up waiting lists with inappropriate prescriptions...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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