Pagana, Kathleen Deska,  1952- <br/><br/>
Mosby's manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests / 
 Manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests 
Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana 
 - 4th ed 
 - St. Louis, Mo. :  Mosby/Elsevier,  ©2010 
 - xi, 1245 pages :  color illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 1194-1196) and index 
<br/><br/> Guidelines for proper test preparation and performance --  Blood studies --  Electrodiagnostic tests --  Endoscopic studies --  Fluid analysis studies --  Manometric studies --  Microscopic studies --  Nuclear scanning --  Stool tests --  Ultrasound studies --  Urine studies --  X-ray studies --  Miscellaneous studies  Alphabetical list of tests --  List of tests by body system --  Blood tests used for disease and organ panels --  Abbreviations for diagnostic and laboratory tests  Appendicies: 
<br/><br/> The 700 laboratory and diagnostic tests in this reference are divided into 12 sections according to the body fluid analyzed or the type of scan performed. Each entry explains the basic pathophysiology behind the test, summarizes patient care and the procedure, and lists normal findings, critical values, indications, contraindications, potential complications, interfering factors, the clinical significance of test results, and related tests. The fourth edition adds 30 studies including breast cancer genomics, intravascular ultrasound, computed tomography of the heart, and platelet closure time 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323057479 0323057470 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010287527 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diagnosis, Laboratory--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Diagnosis, Radioscopic--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Reference values (Medicine)--Handbooks, manuals, etc
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.0756/  / PAG