Medical tests sourcebook
Subtitle: basic consumer health information about preventive care guidelines, routine health screenings, home-use tests, blood, stool, and urine tests, genetic testing, biopsies, endoscopic exams, and imaging tests, such as X-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (ct), and nuclear and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams; along with facts about diagnostic tests for allergies, cancer, diabetes, heart and lung disease, infertility, osteoporosis, sleep problems, and other specific conditions, a glossary of related terms, and directories of additional resources
By: edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: Health reference series
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 649
ISBN-13: 9780780811515
Subjects: Laboratory Diagnosis; Popular works; Popular Medicine; Diagnosis
Description: "Provides basic consumer health information about laboratory, imaging, and other types of medical testing for disease screening, diagnosis, and monitoring, along with information and guidelines for preventive care testing in children and adults. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.