A Guide To Laboratory Investigations 6e eBook

This concise, highly practical guide to the interpretation of normal andabnormal laboratory results is now fully revised and expanded, withupdates on established and familiar tests, as well as interpretations onrecent developments.With increasing responsibility being placed on primary care, this new editionpresents guidelines on specific clinical conditions such as heart failure,management of female infertility, specific lipid monitoring in diabetesand guidance for monitoring renal failure. It also includes suggestions forappropriate laboratory tests in certain clinical situations, for example:dementia screen, screening tests when a patient presents with a neuropathy,and appropriate tests for patients presenting with hypertension, chronicfatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction and gynaecomastia.Completely up-to-date, A Guide to Laboratory Investigations, Sixth Editionremains an essential reference for all healthcare professionals.Laboratory testing, to establish a diagnosis, monitor response to treatment andmanage the ongoing care of the patient is now within the domain of primarycare more than ever before.From the Preface