Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Pediatrics
| Author: | Diana Nicoll, Michael Pignone, Chuanyi Mark Lu, Stephen J. McPhee | ISBN: | 9780071766241 |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Education | Publication: | June 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | McGraw-Hill Education / Medical | Language: | English |
| Author: | Diana Nicoll, Michael Pignone, Chuanyi Mark Lu, Stephen J. McPhee |
| ISBN: | 9780071766241 |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Education |
| Publication: | June 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | McGraw-Hill Education / Medical |
| Language: | English |
A quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 commonly used diagnostic tests
COVERS:
- Basic principles of diagnostic testing, common blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid laboratory tests, therapeutic drug monitoring, microbiologic test selection and interpretation and diagnostic imaging tests by body system , electrocardiography, and differential diagnosis tables & algorithms
- Tests used in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology and obstetrics and gynecology
INCLUDES:
- Costs and risks of diagnostic tests
- Evidence-based information
- Diseases associated with abnormal test results, including test sensitivities
- Full literature citations with PubMed (PMID) numbers included for each reference
- More than 24 NEW clinical laboratory test entries, 6 NEW differential diagnosis tables
- 5 NEW diagnostic algorithms
- NEW sections on point-of-care testing, provider-performed microscopy, pharmacogenetic testing, and diagnostic echocardiography
A quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 commonly used diagnostic tests
COVERS:
- Basic principles of diagnostic testing, common blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid laboratory tests, therapeutic drug monitoring, microbiologic test selection and interpretation and diagnostic imaging tests by body system , electrocardiography, and differential diagnosis tables & algorithms
- Tests used in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology and obstetrics and gynecology
INCLUDES:
- Costs and risks of diagnostic tests
- Evidence-based information
- Diseases associated with abnormal test results, including test sensitivities
- Full literature citations with PubMed (PMID) numbers included for each reference
- More than 24 NEW clinical laboratory test entries, 6 NEW differential diagnosis tables
- 5 NEW diagnostic algorithms
- NEW sections on point-of-care testing, provider-performed microscopy, pharmacogenetic testing, and diagnostic echocardiography
