Handbook of diagnostic tests / Springhouse ; Jennifer P. Kowalak, William Welsh ; editors ; Garry Brydges [and thirty-seven others] ; contributors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Kowalak, Jennifer P.

Welsh, William.

Brydges, Garry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnosis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Diagnosis.

Diagnosis, Laboratory--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Diagnosis, Laboratory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (835 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Handbook of Diagnostic Tests is the third edition of a two-part reference that provides coverage of nearly all major diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests. Part I is an alphabetical listing of over 450 disorders with their key test results. Part II groups 16 chapters of lab tests and diagnostic procedures by type. Test entries in Part II include description, purpose, procedure steps, normal test results and reference values, and disorders indicated by abnormal test results. Part II also includes patient preparation, posttest care, precautions, and interfering factors.

Contents:

""HANDBOOK OF DiagnosticTests""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Contributors and Consultants""; ""Foreword""; ""PART ONE: Key Diagnostic Findings in Major Disorders ""; ""PART TWO: Diagnostic Tests""; ""Chapter 1: Hematology and Coagulation Tests""; ""Red Blood Cells ""; ""Hemoglobin""; ""White Blood Cells""; ""Platelet Activity""; ""Coagulation""; ""Chapter 2: Blood Chemistry Tests""; ""Arterial Blood Gases""; ""Electrolytes""; ""Cardiac Enzymes and Proteins ""; ""Hepatic Enzymes and Proteins ""; ""Pancreatic Enzymes ""; ""Special Enzymes ""; ""Lipids and Lipoproteins""

""Proteins and Protein Metabolites""""Pigments""; ""Carbohydrates""; ""Chapter 3: Hormone Tests""; ""Pituitary Hormones""; ""Thyroid and Parathyroid Hormones""; ""Adrenal and Renal Hormones""; ""Pancreatic and Gastric Hormones""; ""Gonadal Hormones ""; ""Placental Hormones""; ""Chapter 4: Vitamin and Trace Element Tests""; ""Vitamins""; ""Trace elements""; ""Chapter 5: Immunologic Tests""; ""Immunohematology""; ""General Cellular Function""; ""General Humoral Function""; ""Autoantibodies""; ""Viruses""; ""Bacteria and Fungi""; ""Miscellaneous Tests""; ""Chapter 6: Urine Tests""

""Urinalysis""""Enzymes""; ""Hormones""; ""Metabolites ""; ""Proteins and Protein Metabolites""; ""Pigments""; ""Sugars, Ketones, and Mucopolysaccharides""; ""Vitamins""; ""Minerals""; ""Chapter 7: Additional Specimen Tests""; ""Respiratory System ""; ""Gastrointestinal System ""; ""Reproductive System""; ""Miscellaneous Tests""; ""Chapter 8: Cultures""; ""General cultures""; ""Genital cultures""; ""Chapter 9: Biopsy""; ""Respiratory System""; ""Gastrointestinal System""; ""Reproductive System""; ""Skeletal System""; ""Other Organ-Specific Biopsies""; ""Chapter 10: Endoscopy""

""Respiratory System""""Gastrointestinal System""; ""Reproductive System""; ""Skeletal System""; ""Chapter 11: Ultrasonography""; ""Cardiovascular System""; ""Gastrointestinal System""; ""Miscellaneous Tests""; ""Chapter 12: Radiography""; ""Neurologic System""; ""Eye""; ""Respiratory System ""; ""Cardiovascular System ""; ""Gastrointestinal System""; ""Genitourinary System""; ""Reproductive System""; ""Skeletal System""; ""Miscellaneous Tests""; ""Chapter 13: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging ""; ""Neurologic System""; ""Gastrointestinal System""; ""Musculoskeletal System""

""Miscellaneous Tests""""Chapter 14: Nuclear Medicine Scans""; ""Thyroid""; ""Respiratory System""; ""Cardiovascular System""; ""Miscellaneous Tests""; ""Chapter 15: Monitoring and Catheterization""; ""Fetal Monitoring""; ""Neurologic Monitoring""; ""Cardiac Monitoring and Catheterization""; ""Chapter 16: Special Function Tests""; ""Eyes and Vision""; ""Ears and Hearing""; ""Gastrointestinal Function""; ""Renal Function""; ""Miscellaneous Tests""; ""Appendix A: Normal Laboratory Test Values ""; ""Appendix B: Normal and Abnormal Serum Drug Levels ""

""Appendix C: Illustrated Guide to Home Testing ""

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-4511-6695-8

OCLC:

923528157