Applied Laboratory Medicine / Norbert W. Tiez, editor ; Rex B. Conn, Elizabeth L. Pruden, Associate editors
Imprint
xxxiii, 425 pages : charts ; 26 cm
Descript
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : W.B. Saunders. c1992
SUMMARY
Presents the clinical aspects of disease in the context of readily acquired diagnostic data. Organized by body system, 70 of the most common disorders, including AIDS, are featured in case study settings. Contents include diagnosis determination through the presentation of patient history, clinical evaluation, and laboratory and other diagnostic data. Each chapter follows the diagnosis determination with a discussion of differential diagnosis, definition of disease, and a brief principle of treatment. -- from google books
CONTENT
Introduction: selection and use of laboratory tests -- Cardiac and cardiovascular diseases -- Pulmonary diseases -- Renal diseases -- Diseases of the liver and biliary tract -- Pancreatic and gastrointestinl diseases -- Thyroid diseases -- Adrenocortical diseases -- Miscellaneous endocrine diseases -- Gynecological and obstetrical diseases -- Hematological - Central nervous system disorders -- Lipid disorders -- Congenital diseases -- Coagulopathies -- Toxicological conditions -- Miscellaneous disorders -- Infectious diseases