Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition

Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition
ISBN-10
0071766243
ISBN-13
9780071766241
Category
Medical
Pages
528
Language
English
Published
2012-06-22
Publisher
McGraw Hill Professional
Authors
Stephen J. McPhee, Diana Nicoll, Chuanyi Mark Lu

Description

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

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