Clinical Investigations at a Glance [Paperback]

Clinical Investigations at a Glance provides an up-to-date, evidence-based overview of diagnostic investigations, looking at their choice, importance and interpretation for commonly presenting symptoms and conditions.

Designed to help develop the evidence-based use of investigations and interpret results properly, the book provides a unique perspective on many critical issues in medical testing, with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing unnecessary tests or harm.

Clinical Investigations at a Glance is structured in three parts: an overview of tests; common presentations (such as chest pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss and anaemia,); and conditions organized by body system, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and nephrology.

Key features include:
• How to interpret investigations, using high quality illustrations to compare ‘normal’ and ‘diseased’ results
• Evidence-based, including references
• How to select the most appropriate investigation, the accuracy of tests and how to manage incidental findings

Preface ix

Acknowledgements x

Abbreviations xi

Overview of tests 1

1 Investigations and interpreting tests 2

2 Screening tests 4

3 Consent for investigations 6

4 Risks of tests 8

5 Genetic tests 10

6 Principles of radiological investigations 12

7 Cytology and histopathology tests 14

8 Presenting at radiology and histopathology meetings 16

9 Requesting tests 18

10 Therapeutic drug monitoring 20

11 Investigations in rls#