Wallach Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, now in its Ninth Edition, has been completely revised and updated by a new author team from the Department of Hospital Laboratories, UMass Memorial Medical Center faculty, who are carrying on the tradition of Jacques Wallach teachings. This text serves as a practical guide to the use of laboratory tests which aids physicians in using tests more effectively and efficiently by offering test outcomes, possible meanings, differential diagnosis, and summaries of tests available.
The book has been reorganized into 2 sections. The first section is devoted to an alphabetical listing of laboratory tests while stressing the integration of the clinical laboratory in the clinical decision making process. Test sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative infectious disease probabilities are included whenever appropriate. Microbiology tests are listed in a separate chapter. The second section is devoted to disease states. Where appropriate, a patient chief complaint and/or physical findings are initially presented with subsequent discussions focused on discrete disease states as they relate to a patient chief complaint. Current molecular diagnostic testing, cytogenetics, common pitfalls, test limitations, and identification of appropriate tests for specific clinical presentations are also addressed.
"What tests do I order, and what do the results mean?" Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, Eighth Edition provides the answers quickly and clearly for a vast range of adult and pediatric conditions. Arranged by organ system, the book summarizes the available tests for most diseases, explains what the results mean, and discusses differential diagnoses. This thoroughly updated edition includes additional tests based on molecular biology, new data on the use of genetic tests, and many new diagnostic laboratory tests in chemistry. Imaging tests are included where they play a key role in diagnosis. The section on chemical and microbiological terrorism has been expanded. Readers can search for information in the way that best suits their needs by index, table of contents, test results, or specific disease. Also included are extensive tables of normal and panic values, tables comparing test results in similar diseases, and an appendix of conversion factors between conventional and SI units.
Salient Features
2 color updated design
Assists user with diagnosing patient
Completely updated content
New author team from U Mass
New section on genetics
Focuses on what tests that should and should not be ordered
Companion website with additional on-line only content, image bank with algorithms and tables and access to a complimentary mobile application.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Tribute to Jacques Wallach
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1 Introduction to Laboratory Medicine, L.V. Rao
Chapter 2 Laboratory Tests, L.V. Rao, Liberto Pechet, Amanda Jenkins, Edward I. Ginns, Marzena Galdzicka, Guy Vallaro, Charles Kiefer, and Patricia Minehart Miron
Chapter 3 Infectious Diseases Assays, Michael J. Mitchell and L.V. Rao
Chapter 4 Cardiovascular Disorders, Guy Vallaro
Chapter 5 Central Nervous System Disorders, Juliana Szakacs
Chapter 6 Digestive Diseases, L. Michael Snyder and Michael J. Mitchell
Chapter 7 Endocrine Diseases, Hongbo Yu
Chapter 8 Renal and Urinary Tract Diseases, Liberto Pechet and Charles Kiefer
Chapter 9 Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders, Liberto Pechet and Mary Williamson
Chapter 10 Hematologic Disorders, Liberto Pechet
Chapter 11 Hereditary and Genetic Diseases, Marzena Galdzicka, Patricia Minehart Miron, and Edward I. Ginns
Chapter 12 Immune and Autoimmune Diseases, Liberto Pechet
Chapter 13 Infectious Diseases, Michael J. Mitchell
Chapter 14 Respiratory, Metabolic, and Acid-Base Disorders, L.V. Rao and Michael J. Mitchell
Chapter 15 Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Amanda Jenkins
Appendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index
