Common Diagnostic Tests

This guide contains revised and updated chapters from the first edition and completely new chapters on diagnostic reasoning, thyroid function tests and glycaemia tests. Among the tests covered are routine chest radiographs, blood cultures and carcinoembryonic antigen tests.

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The second edition of this guide contains revised and updated chapters from the first edition and completely new chapters on diagnostic reasoning, thyroid function tests, and glycemia tests. Among the tests covered are routine chest radiographs, blood cultures, carcinoembryonic antigen tests, and throat cultures and rapid tests for diagnosis of A streptococcal pharyngitis.