Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests

Designed to help the busy practitioner or student select interpret over 300 commonly-used diagnostic tests, this pocket-sized reference features a new chapter on EKG interpretation, updated and expanded common laboratory tests, and new algorithms.

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Designed to help the busy practitioner, house officer, or student select and interpret over 300 commonly used diagnostic tests, this pocket-sized reference features a new chapter on EKG interpretation, updated and expanded common laboratory tests, and new algorithms. The text covers bedside tests, lab tests, microbiology tests, and diagnostic imaging; emphasizes evidence-based medicine; and includes information on the use of diagnostic tests in differential diagnosis, algorithms, and nomograms.