Choosing Effective Laboratory Tests - Softcover

Speicher, Carl E.; Smith, Jack W.

 
9780721630656: Choosing Effective Laboratory Tests

Synopsis

This concise book explains how to solve common clinical problems by the effective and economical use of laboratory tests. It emphasizes choosing appropriate tests, eliminating unnecessary tests, and practicing the best medicine available. Presents each clinical problem as a series of underlying medical decision. Includes discussions of cholesterol screening, AIDS, urine testing for drug abuse, acute hepatitis, common anemias, diabetes mellitus, and more.

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Review of Previous Edition:
"Carries on the tradition of being a user-friendly...guide to laboratory medicine...An extremely practical manual for those who deal with common problems in inpatient or outpatient medicine." -- The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

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