Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Seventh Edition

Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Seventh Edition

<p><strong>The essential guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests – updated with the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">A Doody's Core Title for 2017!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><em>Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Seventh Edition</em> 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. </p><p>Features:<br>• Covers areas of internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology, and obstetrics and gynecology<br>• Over 25 new or substantially revised laboratory tests <br>• New and updated coverage of emerging and re-emerging pathogens and infectious agents,including the Zika and Ebola viruses <br>• Updated material on molecular and genetic tests, including pharmacogenetics tests<br>• An entire section of diagnostic algorithms<br>• Full literature citations with PubMed identification (PMID) numbers included for each reference <br>• Details costs and risks of various procedures and tests<br>• Full section on electrocardiography and echocardiography</p><p>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. <br></p>