The essential guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests - updated with the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests
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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.
About the Author :
Diana Nicoll, MD, PhD, MPA is Clinical Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California-San Francisco.
Chuanyi Mark Lu, MD is Professor of Laboratory Medicine, University of California-San Francisco.
Stephen J. McPhee, MD is Professor of Medicine, Emeritus Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco.
