Common Sense Pathology

Common Sense Pathology (CSP) is a colour supplement published with Australian Doctor magazine at regular intervals throughout the year.

CSP is primarily aimed at GPs across Australia and is also available to other medical practitioners and medical students with access to Australian Doctor magazine. It is published to assist GPs about the quality use of pathology, using practical case based scenarios with clear and concise information that is a useful and important aid in deciding which pathology tests are most appropriate for the diagnosis and management of different illnesses.

The topics chosen for CSP are considered to be of greatest benefit to the community (in terms of burden of illness, complexity of diagnosis etc), regardless of the age, sex, cultural or linguistic background of the patient. This publication is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.

Collapsible 2021

Molecular diagnostics: the usefulness and pitfalls of PCR testing (3.5 MB)

Collapsible 2020

Common Sense Testing for Genetic Testing (2.6 MB)

Tumour marker testing – a cautious approach (4 MB)

Common Sense Testing for COVID-19 (1.7 MB)

Investigations of secondary amenorrhea (2.8 MB)

Interpreting liver function tests (4.3 MB)

Collapsible 2019

Abnormal full blood count in the asymptomatic patient (3.7 MB)

Investigating fatigue (5.5 MB)

Investigation of common thyroid problems (2.5 MB)

Collapsible 2018

Making sense of autoantibodies (3.2 MB)

Collapsible 2016

Biopsy diagnosis of inflammatory skin disease (1.5 MB)

Collapsible 2015

Cervical Cancer screening in Australia: Past, present and future (3.8 MB)

Measurement Uncertainty (1.9 MB)

Point of Care Testing (1.8 MB)

Sexually Transmitted Infections (1.1 MB)

Collapsible 2014

Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (1.2 MB)

Lipid and lipoprotein testing (2.1 MB)

Making Sense of Inflammatory Markers (2.1 MB)

Sampling suspicious pigmented lesions (2.4 MB)

Collapsible 2013

Interpreting Serum Ferritin (1.9 MB)

Collapsible 2011

Genetic testing in children with developmental delay (531 kB)

Celiac Diseases (475 kB)