Research Catalog

Title

Guide to diagnostic testing / [edited by] Fauzia Khan [and others].

Publication

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2002], ©2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

Khan, Fauzia, 1964-

Description

xxii, 537 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Subject

• Diagnosis > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Diagnosis, Laboratory > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
• Medical History Taking
• Physical Examination > methods
• Diagnostics > Guides, manuels, etc
• Diagnostics biologiques > Guides, manuels, etc

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Section I. Cardiovascular System -- 1.. Hypertension -- 2.. Palpitations -- 3.. Syncope -- 4.. Chest Pain and Coronary Artery Disease -- Nontraumatic Chest Pain and Coronary Artery Disease -- Noncardiac Chest Pain -- 5.. Cardiac Markers -- 6.. Hyperlipidemia -- 7.. Pericardial Disease -- Section II. Dermatology -- 8.. Pruritis -- 9.. Urticaria and Angioedema -- Section III. Endocrinology -- 10.. Hypercalcemia -- 11.. Gynecomastia -- 12.. Galactorrhea -- 13.. Hirsutism -- 14.. Osteoporosis -- 15.. Male Hypogonadism -- 16.. Diagnostic Approach to Endocrine Disorders -- Disorders of the Thyroid Gland -- Thyroid Function Tests -- Disorders of the Adrenal Gland -- Disorders of the Pituitary Gland -- Hyperparathyroidism -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Section IV. Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Disorders -- 17.. Acute Abdomen -- 18.. Diarrhea -- 19.. Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer Disease -- 20.. Jaundice -- 21.. Ascites -- 22.. Hepatomegaly -- 23.. Assessing Liver Chemistries -- 24.. Diagnostic Approach to Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Disorders -- Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis -- Acute Pancreatitis -- Chronic Pancreatitis -- Adult Upper GI Bleeding -- Small Intestinal Bleeding -- Adult Lower GI Bleeding -- Section V. General Medicine -- 25.. Edema -- 26.. Fatigue -- 27.. Involuntary Weight Loss -- 28.. Obesity -- 29.. Tumor Markers -- Section VI. Gynecology -- 30.. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding -- 31.. The Palpable Breast Mass -- 32.. Amenorrhea -- 33.. Infertility -- 34.. Vaginitis -- 35.. Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- 36.. Interpretation of the Abnormal Pap Smear -- 37.. Ovarian Cancer Screening -- Section VII. Hematology -- 38.. Lymphadenopathy -- 39.. Splenomegaly -- 40.. Bruising -- 41.. Complete Blood Counts and Diagnostic Approach to Anemias -- 42.. Serum Protein Electrophoresis and Immunofixation -- 43.. Diagnostic Approach to Hematologic Disorders -- Disorders Resulting in Excessive Bleeding -- Disorders Resulting in Excessive Clotting -- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Hodgkin's Lymphoma -- Acute Leukemias -- Myeloproliferative Disease -- Myelodysplastic Syndromes -- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia -- Plasma Cell Dyscrasias -- Iron-Storage Diseases -- Section VIII. Infectious Diseases -- 44.. Fever of Unknown Origin -- 45.. Tuberculosis -- 46.. Primary HIV Infection in the Adult -- 47.. Tick Bites -- 48.. Diagnostic Approach to Common Infectious Diseases -- General Issues in Infectious Disease -- Bacteremia -- Common Bacterial Infections of Skin and Soft Tissue -- Section IX. Neurology -- 49.. Delirium -- 50.. Dementia -- 51.. Headache -- 52.. First Seizure in the Adult Patient -- 53.. Sleep Disorders -- 54.. Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid -- Section X. Otolaryngology -- 55.. Hoarseness -- 56.. Sinusitis -- 57.. Otitis Media -- 58.. Otitis Externa -- 59.. Hearing Loss -- 60.. Solitary Neck Mass -- Section XI. Pulmonary -- 61.. Cough -- 62.. Dyspnea -- 63.. Evaluation of Pleural Effusions -- 64.. Hemoptysis -- 65.. Diagnostic Approach to Pulmonary Disorders -- Asthma -- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Pneumonia -- Bronchogenic Carcinoma -- Section XII. Renal/Genitourinary -- 66.. Dysuria -- 67.. Hematuria -- 68.. Polyuria -- 69.. Urinary Incontinence -- Female Urinary Incontinence -- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia -- 70.. Oliguria -- 71.. Sodium Imbalance -- 72.. Potassium Imbalance -- 73.. Proteinuria -- 74.. Azotemia -- 75.. Acid--Base Disorders -- 76.. Diagnostic Approach to Renal Disorders -- Acute Renal Failure -- Chronic Renal Failure -- Glomerulopathies -- Nephrolithiasis -- Section XIII. Rheumatology/Musculoskeletal -- 77.. Arthritis -- 78.. Low Back Pain -- 79.. Myalgia -- 80.. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein -- 81.. The Complement System -- 82.. Antinuclear Antibodies -- 83.. Diagnostic Approach to Common Rheumatologic Problems -- Gout -- Infectious Causes of Arthritis -- Systemic Rheumatic Diseases -- Inflammatory Muscle Diseases -- Appendix A.. Jaundice: Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm -- Appendix B.. Chronic Cough Algorithm.

ISBN

0683307258

LCCN

2002016203

OCLC

• ocm49322523
• SCSB-5288618

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries