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 & algorithmsTests used in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology and obstetrics and gynecology INCLUDES:Costs and risks of diagnostic testsEvidence-based informationDiseases associated with abnormal test results, including test sensitivitiesFull literature citations with PubMed (PMID) numbers included foreach referenceMore 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
Titel
Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition
EAN
9780071766241
ISBN
978-0-07-176624-1
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
19.06.2012
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Anzahl Seiten
528
Jahr
2012
Untertitel
Englisch