Guide to Diagnostic Tests,Seventh Edition: Edition 7

Diana Nicoll · Chuanyi Mark Lu · Michael Pignone · Stephen J. McPhee

Mar 2017 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

The essential guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests – updated with the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests

A Doody's Core Title for 2019!

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.