[Evaluation of abnormal liver chemistries in primary care - A survey on the prerequisites, procedure and challenges faced by general practitioners].
DISCUSSION: It seems sensible to take measures that contribute to greater professionalization and standardization of primary care diagnostics and to a more structured cooperation with gastroenterological specialists. These include, for example, a broader range of training and further education formats, the development of a validated diagnostic pathway for classifying and evaluating elevated liver enzymes (especially early detection of patients at increased risk for liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis) or the establishment of a liver function screening as part of the general medical check-up. The development of a GP-based guideline for dealing with increased liver values should be followed up.
PMID: 32838434 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Wangler J, Jansky M Tags: Z Gastroenterol Source Type: research
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