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Diagnosis
Wallach’s InterpretationofDiagnosticTests,TenthEdition
MaryA.Williamson,MT(ASCP), PhD
978-1-4511-9176-9 •August2014 • Softbound •6” x9” • 1288pp. •42 illus. • 150Tables
Ordering the right test at the right time canbe a complex process. The
revised and updated
Wallach’s Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests,
Tenth Edition
is here to end the confusion. This practical, everyday
guide expertly answers the questions physicians most often ask
regarding individual disease states, lab tests, and infectious disease
assessments. Recommendations are given onwhen to order tests and
how to interpret results, basedonevidence-based laboratorymedicine.
Explore the sample chapter now, and see how this guidewill help you
save time, avoiderrors, anddiagnoseproperly.
Features
•
NEW!
Chaptersongenitourinarydisorders and transfusion
medicine.
•
NEW!
Informationonpulmonary, cardiac, andneurologicdisease
states, HLA, obstetric andgynecologicdisorders, andmolecular
diagnostics.
•
NEW!
Authors, including specialists inCardiovascularMedicine,
TransfusionMedicineandPathology.
• A completely revamped
cardiovascular chapterwithNEW
symptoms
(Dyspnea, Syncope, SuddenCardiacArrest),writtenbya
CardiovascularMedicineSpecialist.
• Includes currentmoleculardiagnostic testing, cytogenetics,
commonpitfalls, test limitations, and identificationof appropriate
tests for specific clinical presentations.
• Test sensitivity, specificity, andpositiveandnegative infectious
diseaseprobabilities includedwhereappropriate.
• Detaileddescriptionsof routineand lesser-known tests listed
alphabetically,withguidanceonwhen toorder andhow to interpret
results.
• Improvedand
enhanced index.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1: FALTs: FactorsAffecting
LaboratoryTests
Section1:DiseaseStates
Ch. 2:AutoimmuneDiseases
Ch. 3:CardiovascularDisorders
Ch. 4:CentralNervousSystem
Disorders
Ch. 5: DigestiveDiseases
Ch. 6: EndocrineDiseases
Ch. 7:GenitourinarySystemDisorders
Ch. 8:GynecologicandObstetric
Disorders
Ch. 9:HematologicDisorders
Ch. 10:HereditaryandGenetic
Diseases
Ch. 11: InfectiousDiseases
Ch. 12: RenalDisorders
Ch. 13: Respiratory,Metabolic, and
Acid-BaseDisorders
Ch. 14:ToxicologyandTherapeutic
DrugMonitoring
Ch. 15:TransfusionMedicine
Section2: LabTests
Ch. 16: LaboratoryTests
Ch. 17: InfectiousDiseaseAssays
NEW !