The Patient's Guide to Medical Tests

Everything You Need to Know About the Tests Your Doctor Orders

Joseph Stauffer, J.C. Segen, Josie Wade Owens (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

448 Seiten

2002 | Second Edition
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-4651-5 (ISBN)

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With the rapid advances in diagnostic medicine, it is more important than ever for consumers to have access to up-to-date, objective information about the tools commonly used by physicians, hospitals and commercial labs. This second edition provides a basic understanding of these diagnostic procedures. Organized alphabetically, this comprehensive guide provides information on more than 1000 commonly prescribed tests, including the CAT scan, MRI, PSA blood test for prostate, HIV test, mammography, fetal monitoring, and the pulmonary function test. Each entry includes a description of the test, patient preparation required, a description of the procedure itself, the reference range, what abnormal values may signify, and the cost of each test. An extensive glossary of medical terms translates professional terminology into accessible language, as does an appendix on medical abbreviations and symbols.

Joseph C. Segen, M.D. is a board-certified pathologist who has written extensively for both professional and lay audiences. Among his recent books are Current Med Talk (1995) and The Dictionary of Alternative Medicine (1997), both for Simon & Schuster's Health Professions Division. He is also the co-inventor of several surgical devices and is skilled in technical illustrations and graphics. He lives in Grundy, VA and is affiliated with Buchanan General Hospital. Josie Wade Owens, a critical care nurse, has provided the clinical perspective for this edition. She lives in Grundy, VA.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.2002
Überarbeitung	Jose Wade Owens
Zusatzinfo	glossary
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Laboratoriumsmedizin
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
ISBN-10	0-8160-4651-4 / 0816046514
ISBN-13	978-0-8160-4651-5 / 9780816046515
Zustand	Neuware