Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests

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