...covers virtually every diagnostic test -- from blood and urine tests to CT and MRI scans. The only handbook to integrate diagnostic tests and diseases.For more than 500 disorders, Part One identifies specific test results that confirm or suggest a diagnosis. Besides providing a quick cross-reference linking specific disorders to tests, this section provides a sound foundation that the practitioner can use in developing a diagnostic and therapeutic strategy.Part Two provides all the information you need in the order you'll use it:

• overview of the test
• patient preparation--pretest restrictions, patient and family teaching
• procedure and posttest care--the specific steps involved
• precautions--contraindications, possible complications
• normal findings and reference values
• abnormal findings and their clinical implications for your patient
• interfering factors and the ways they alter orinvalidate test results.

Easy to use. Complete and current.

• Find the latest tests for Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer, cardiac disease, and latex allergy, plus DNA tests and sleep studies.
• Review home diagnostic tests, including full patient teaching for the newest and most-used home tests: HIV, cholesterol, pacemaker function, blood glucose, and more.
• Clinical alerts warn of posttest complications and special considerations.

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