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Download or read book Guide to Diagnostic Tests,Seventh Edition written by Diana Nicoll and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests – updated with the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests A Doody's Core Title for 2019! Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Seventh Edition is a concise guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 of the laboratory and microbiology tests most relevant to the general practice of medicine. This on-the-spot clinical companion also includes coverage of diagnostic imaging, electrocardiology, echocardiography, and the use of tests in differential diagnosis. Features: • Covers areas of internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology, and obstetrics and gynecology • Over 25 new or substantially revised laboratory tests • New and updated coverage of emerging and re-emerging pathogens and infectious agents,including the Zika and Ebola viruses • Updated material on molecular and genetic tests, including pharmacogenetics tests • An entire section of diagnostic algorithms • Full literature citations with PubMed identification (PMID) numbers included for each reference • Details costs and risks of various procedures and tests • Full section on electrocardiography and echocardiography If you’ve been looking for an authoritative, up-to-date, and easy-to-carry guide to the latest diagnostic testing procedures, your search ends here.