Medical tests sourcebook : basic consumer health information about preventive care guidelines, routine health screenings, home-use tests, blood, stool, and urine tests, genetic testing, biopsies, endoscopic exams, and imaging tests, such as X-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and nuclear and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams; along with facts about diagnostic tests for allergies, cancer, diabetes, heart and lung disease, infertility, osteoporosis, sleep problems, and other specific conditions, a glossary of related terms, and directories of additional resources.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Omnigraphics, Inc., issuing body.

Series:

Health reference series.

Health reference series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnosis--Popular works.

Diagnosis.

Diagnosis, Laboratory--Popular works.

Diagnosis, Laboratory.

Medicine, Popular.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 740 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Omnigraphics, [2018]

Summary:

"Provides basic consumer health information about endoscopic, imaging, laboratory, and other types of medical testing for disease diagnosis and monitoring, along with guidelines for screening and preventive care testing in children and adults. Includes index, glossary of related terms, online access, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. Screening and preventitive care tests

pt. 2. Laboratory tests

pt. 3. Imaging tests

pt. 4. Catheterization, endoscropic, and electrical tests and assessments

pt. 5. Screening and assessments for specific conditions and diseases

pt. 6. Home and self-ordered tests

pt. 7. Additional help and information.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786849298

1786849291

9780780816411

0780816412

OCLC:

1038035279