New guidance on retesting intervals

Canada’s Drug Agency and Choosing Wisely Canada provided recommendations on how frequently retesting should be completed for optimal patient care and to avoid negative patient experiences, inappropriate treatments and inefficient use of resources for five commonly repeated lab tests.

Open the individual recommendation for the lab tests or the full report:

• Antinuclear antibody
• Hemoglobin A1C
• Lipase
• Serum protein electrophoresis
• Thyroid-stimulating hormone
• Full report

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