Routine haematological and biochemical tests should not replace history taking and clinical examination (recommendation).
Management of non-specific low back pain in the primary care setting of the Spanish National Health Service is based on clinical history, physical examination, recommendation of diagnostic tests, medical counseling, drug treatment, physical therapy, rehabilitation, or referral to specialists.
Patients treated with tamoxifen should have regular gynaecological clinical examinations (recommendation, expert agreement).
If there is intraductal carcinoma only, the size of the lesions should be assessed by combining the findings from the radiological and histopathological examinations (recommendation).
If there is intraductal carcinoma only, the size of the lesions should be assessed by integrating the data from radiological and microscopic examinations (recommendation).
For an invasive tumour, the measurement of the infiltrating component should be given, including data from macroscopic and microscopic examinations (recommendation).
For an invasive tumour, the extent of the invasive component should be given, integrating data from macroscopic and microscopic examinations (recommendation).
We created a paper-based questionnaire collecting anonymous data about patient characteristics (sex, age, nationality), main reason for participation on the SSCD (specific lesion vs. general check-up vs. skin cancer of friends), risk factors (Fitzpatrick phototype, over 100 nevi, skin cancer in family), and clinical diagnosis based on the examination and recommendation for further management.
The patient intake form obtained date of birth, family history of breast cancer (in the subject's mother, sister, daughter, or other relative), personal history of breast cancer, history of breast procedures, type of exam conducted at current visit, examination outcomes, recommendation for further work-up or follow-up, and current use of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT).
After further examination, many recommendations were adopted; however, none of them involved rapid transit and the monorail was never built.
