With major advances in technology there are thousands of clinical and laboratory tests available, forming a key part of the diagnostic process in the highly complex field of modern medicine. This handbook provides a patient-orientated approach to investigation, with a comprehensive review of specialty-related tests. Written in the Oxford Handbook style, this book features references and up-to-date website links for extra clinical detail.
This new edition has been revised to include the most recent developments in investigatory tests, with clear step-by-step instructions and updated illustrations to provide greater clarifying background to the text. Written by an experienced team of active clinicians, this is invaluable for junior doctors as a quick reference, as well as senior medical students preparing for examinations.
Author(s): Drew Provan
Series: Oxford Medical Handbooks
Edition: 4th Edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 1008
Tags: Clinical and Laboratory Investigation; Pathology
Front Matter
Quick Reference Material
Dedication
Foreword
Preface to the fourth edition
Preface to the first edition
Contributors
Symbols and abbreviations
Approach to investigations
Laboratory errors and how to avoid them
Part I The patient
Chapter 1 Symptoms and signs
Part II Investigations
Chapter 2 Endocrinology and metabolism
Chapter 3 Haematology
Chapter 4 Immunology and allergy
Chapter 5 Infectious and tropical diseases
Chapter 6 Cardiology
Chapter 7 Gastroenterology
Chapter 8 Respiratory medicine
Chapter 9 Neurology
Chapter 10 Renal medicine
Chapter 11 Poisoning and overdose
Chapter 12 Rheumatology
Chapter 13 Radiology
Chapter 14 Nuclear medicine
End Matter
Index
