Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests
Edition: 8 edition
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Wiliams & Wilkins
Published: December 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 1181
ISBN-13: 9780781730556
Subjects: Medical diagnosis; Laboratory Medicine; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Family & General Practice; Internal Medicine; Medical / Laboratory Medicine; Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnosis, Laboratory; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Laboratory Techniques and Procedures
Description: "What tests do I order, and what do the results mean?" This book provides the answers for a vast range of adult and pediatric conditions. Arranged by organ system, the book summarizes the available tests for most diseases, explains what the results mean, and discusses differential diagnoses. Includes additional tests based on molecular biology, new data on the use of genetic tests, and many new diagnostic laboratory tests in chemistry. Imaging tests are included where they play a key role in diagnosis. The section on chemical and microbiological terrorism has been expanded.