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Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests
by: Jacques Wallach |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 378 EAN: 9780781716598 Edition: Seventh ISBN: 0781716594 Label: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1026 Publication Date: April 15, 2000 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Studio: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
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  - new book, ancient editionThis was shading the edges of truth in advertising. I got a brand new copy of the first (1980s) edition not a copy of the new 2007 edition. The copy seems to imply that it is the latest edition. Buyer beware. Rating: - a good addition to the medical librarythis book i first heard about in medical school and have been using every since. For any student , resident or other medical personel that ever wonders " why did they order that?" or " tests are abnormal.. what does that mean?" this book is for you Rating: - ExcelentVery useful! This is the one source for test interpretations that you need. Sensibility and specificity? This book will give you much more than that, including indications, limitations, factors that alter the results and more. I highly recommend it. Rating:  - What should be common knowledge for professionalsI am surprised that many professionals are not aware of the results of the diagnostic test results that are listed in this medical reference. Every doctor's office should have this manuscript in their library. Especially for the nurse practioners and physician assistants in their employ. My initial curiosity was with the results of urine tests/toxicology tests and the way certain tests are skewed by other drugs/agents in the patients regimens. One should be especially interested in false positives in urine tests, that can be caused by other medications. A patient of mine was acccused of being positive for benzodiazepines on a urine test by the same nurse practioner that prescibed him/her high doses of ibuprofen. This manuscript proved that the results of the urine test were wrong. There are no blood tests to prove otherwise. The medical facility now agrees that this book should be in their library. Saving the patient undo stress/ridicule/delay of actual competent therapy. Rating: - A little book that stands by itselfThis is a little book I've been using since day one at work, and let me say it is simply the most practical reference I had ever bought. It has a very concise overview of the principles underlying any diagnosis, an overview of some critical values, a pathologist incline clasification in the book (more disease oriented), and a super complete list of causes that may provoque the anomalies detected and outlined in this book. All in a minute consultation, really fast and easy to use. Simply very, very good. |
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