Guide to diagnostic tests

The essential guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests updated with the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Seventh Edition is a concise guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 of the laboratory and microbiology tests most relevant to the general practice of medicine. This on-the-spot clinical companion also includes coverage of diagnostic imaging, electrocardiology, echocardiography, and the use of tests in differential diagnosis. Features: Covers areas of internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology, and obstetrics and gynecology Over 25 new or substantially revised laboratory tests New and updated coverage of emerging and re-emerging pathogens and infectious agents, including the Zika and Ebola viruses Updated material on molecular and genetic tests, including pharmacogenetics tests An entire section of diagnostic algorithms Full literature citations with PubMed identification (PMID) numbers included for each reference Details costs and risks of various procedures and tests Full section on electrocardiography and echocardiography If you've been looking for an authoritative, up-to-date, and easy-to-carry guide to the latest diagnostic testing procedures, your search ends here.

1. Diagnostic testing & medical decision making / C. Diana Nicoll, Chuanyi Mark Lu -- 2. Point-of-care testing & provider-performed microscopy / Chuanyi Mark Lu, Stephen J. McPhee -- 3. Common laboratory tests: selection & interpretation / Diana Nicoll, Chuanyi Mark Lu, Stephen J. McPhee -- 4. Therapeutic drug monitoring & pharmacogenetic testing: principles & test interpretation / Diana Nicoll, Chuanyi Mark Lu -- 5. Microbiology: test selection / Barbara Haller -- 6. Diagnostic imaging: test selection & interpretation / Zhen Jane Wang, Benjamin M. Yeh -- 7. Basic electrocardiography & Echocardiography / Fred M. Kusumoto -- 8. Diagnostic tests in differential diagnosis / Stephen J. McPhee, Chuanyi Mark Lu, Diana Nicoll -- 9. Diagnostic algorithms / Chuanyi Mark Lu, Stephen J. McPhee, Diana Nicoll -- 10. Nomograms & reference material / Stephen J. McPhee, Chuanyi Mark Lu, Diana Nicoll.