Understanding Your Medical Laboratory Tests and Surgical Biopsy Reports : A Paient's Guide

, by CHRISTIE MD ROBERT W

Write a Review

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9781413447309 | 1413447309
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/4/2005

Understanding Your Medical Laboratory Tests and Surgical Biopsy Reports : A Paient's Guide > ISBN13: 9781413447309

Sorry, this item is currently not available.

Supplemental Materials

Acknowledgements

(2)

Preface

(4)

I Understanding Your Medical Laboratory Tests and Test Reports

Foreword

(2)

Chapter 1: It's YOUR Blood!: The Empowerment of the Patient

(6)

Chapter 2: Choosing Tests to Meet Your Health Worries

(7)

Chapter 3: Test Results: Normal, Decision, and Action Levels

(8)

Chapter 4: The Role of the Laboratory Test in Diagnosis

(12)

Chapter 5: What You Should Expect in a Laboratory Test Report

(11)

Chapter 6: Numbers and Normal Ranges

(3)

Chapter 7: Preparation for Laboratory Tests

(2)

Chapter 8: Direct Access Testing

(6)

Chapter 9: Interpretation Formats, Tests for Symptoms and Worries, and Normal Values for Tests

(17)

II Understanding Your Surgical Biopsy Report

Foreword

(2)

Chapter 10: Your Surgical Pathology Biopsy Report

(12)

III Interpretations of Medical Laboratory Test Results

Foreword

109

(2)

Chapter 11: Acute Disease Tests

111

(37)

Chapter 12: Annual Check-up Tests

148

(25)

Chapter 13: Blood Disease Tests

173

(24)

Chapter 14: Cancer Screening Tests

197

(15)

Chapter 15: Chronic Disease Tests

212

(49)

Chapter 16: Heart Disease Tests

261

(15)

Chapter 17: Infant, Child and Adolescent Screening Tests

276

(12)

Chapter 18: Legal-issue Tests

288

(7)

Chapter 19: Libido Test

295

(4)

Chapter 20: Menopause Tests

299

(4)

Chapter 21: Pregnancy and Infertility Tests

303

(18)

Chapter 22: Prostate Disease Tests

321

(9)

Chapter 23: Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Tests

330

(11)

Chapter 24: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Tests

341

(16)

Afterword

357

(4)

Index

361

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Please wait while the item is added to your bag...

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Understanding Your Medical Laboratory Tests and Surgical Biopsy Reports : A Paient's Guide

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials