Ordering blood tests for patients with unexplained fatigue in general practice: what does it yield? Results of the VAMPIRE trial

British Journal of General Practice

Patrick JE Bindels¹  JM Tineke van Alphen-Jager¹  Hèlen Koch¹  Geert-Jan Dinant¹  Gerben ter Riet¹  Trudy van der Weijden¹  Marloes A van Bokhoven¹ 

[1]Academic Medical Center-University of Amsterdam, Division of Clinical Methods and Public Health, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

关键词: fatigue;    diagnostic tests;    medically unexplained symptoms;    sensitivity and specificity;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp09X420310

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Unexplained fatigue is frequently encountered in general practice. Because of the low prior probability of underlying somatic pathology, the positive predictive value of abnormal (blood) test results is limited in such patients.

【 授权许可】

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