Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition

A quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 commonly used diagnostic testsCOVERS: 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 gynecologyINCLUDES: Costs and risks of diagnostic testsEvidence-based informationDiseases associated with abnormal test results, including test sensitivitiesFull literature citations with PubMed (PMID) numbers included for each referenceMore than 24 NEW clinical laboratory test entries, 6 NEW differential diagnosis tables5 NEW diagnostic algorithms NEW sections on point-of-care testing, provider-performed microscopy, pharmacogenetic testing, and diagnostic echocardiography