Diagnostic Tests Pocket Guide

Purpose
Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests is intended to serve as a pocket
reference manual for medical and other health professional students,
house officers, and practicing physicians. It is a quick reference guide
to the selection and interpretation of commonly used diagnostic tests,
including laboratory procedures in the clinical setting, laboratory tests
(chemistry, hematology, and immunology), microbiology tests (bacteriology,
virology, and serology), diagnostic imaging tests (plain radiography,
CT, MRI, and ultrasonography), and electrocardiography.
This book will enable readers to understand commonly used
diagnostic tests and diagnostic approaches to common disease states.
Outstanding Features
• Over 350 tests are presented in a concise, consistent, and readable
format.
• Fields covered include internal medicine, pediatrics, general
surgery, neurology, and gynecology.
• Costs and risks of various procedures and tests are emphasized.
• Literature references are included for most diagnostic tests.
• An index for quick reference is included on the back cover.
Organization
This pocket reference manual is not intended to include all diagnostic
tests or disease states. Rather, the authors have selected those
tests and diseases that are most common and relevant to the general
practice of medicine.
The Guide is divided into eight sections:
1. Basic Principles of Diagnostic Test Use and Interpretation
2. Laboratory Procedures in the Clinical Setting
3. Common Laboratory Tests: Selection and Interpretation
4. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Principles and Test Interpretation
5. Microbiology: Test Selection
6. Diagnostic Imaging: Test Selection and Interpretation
7. Basic Electrocardiography
8. Diagnostic Testing: Algorithms, Nomograms, and Tables

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Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests

McGraw-Hill’s Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests was developed to provide
up-to-date information on the most commonly used laboratory and diagnostic tests. To
provide this information quickly, the tests are provided in alphabetical order using an
easy-to-follow format. New tests such as BRCA, FISH, NT-proBNP, and video capsule
endoscopy are included. A unique feature of the text is the provision, when available, of
selected aspects of evidence-based practice guidelines related to the particular test.
Familiarity with these guidelines is essential in caring for the individual with such conditions
as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, as well as in determining appropriate
screening tests.
Following the alphabetical listing of the laboratory and diagnostic tests, five appendices
have been included.
• Appendix A includes a list of common tests for particular conditions or those typically
grouped for processing.
• Appendix B has been included to explain how the endocrine system works and how this
foundational knowledge can be applied to understand various laboratory tests related to
endocrine disorders.
• Appendix C provides information on patient safety issues. The 2007 JCAHO National
Patient Safety Goals related to laboratory and diagnostic testing are discussed. Additional
discussion focuses on communication of test results in light of HIPAA regulations.
• Appendix D discusses safety of the health-care provider related to universal precautions/
bloodborne pathogens.
• Appendix E discusses what evidence-based practice (EBP) is, its historical foundations,
and steps of the EBP process. It also provides internet resources for clinical practice
guidelines and evidence to be used in clinical decision-making.
The appendices are followed by a bibliography of sources used for this text, including
the evidence-based practice guidelines, and a comprehensive index listing of all test names
and abbreviations used in the text.
It is my hope that you, the reader, find this a helpful resource as you strive to provide
quality patient care.
Denise D. Wilson

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