• paediatric practice
• procedures

Interpretations is a section which emphasises rational, logical use of tests. I’ve written here that, as originally conceived, it could eventually form a series of collected monographs a bit like a British National Formulary for testing, where each possible test has a clear set of indications, limitations and risks. After all, in children’s healthcare we pride ourselves on reaching for the formulary to check the dose, and to check that we’ve got the right indication and formulation, so why wouldn’t we do the same with tests? Although that book deal hasn’t exactly materialised— of course you’re free to pursue this yourselves if you’re so inclined—it has been a successful decade or …