What to read after Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference?

. This comprehensive and up-to-date handbook offers clinically-relevant information on laboratory and diagnostic tests.
. Test entries are organized alphabetically for quick reference and are presented in a consistent format, which allows for concise, yet detailed coverage.
. Each test entry includes: alternate or abbreviated test names; type of test; normal findings; possible critical values; test explanation and related physiology; contraindications; potential complications; interfering factors; procedure and patient care (before, during, and after); and abnormal findings.

• Alphabetical presentation with A-to-Z thumb tabs for quick reference.
• Begins each test entry on a new page making tests of interest easy to find.
• Includes normal findings for adult (male and female), elderly, and pediatric patients where applicable to provide complete clinical data.
• Highlights possible critical values to alert the reader to situations requiring immediate intervention.
• Symbol next to drug-related interfering factors alerts the reader to the effects of pharmacologic agents on tests.
• Increased and decreased abnormal findings are highlighted with directional arrows.
• Icon for patient teaching-related care indicates information that should be shared with patients and their families.
• Home care responsibilities boxes provide important patient teaching guidelines and instructions for patients outside of acute care settings.
• Concludes each test with a notes section that enables readers to add their own information.
• User's Guide to Test Preparation and Performance provides an overview and guidelines for each type of laboratory test and diagnostic procedure to ensure safety and accuracy.
• Lists of tests by body system and test type allow the reader to quickly locate related studies.
• Abbreviations for tests are listed on the end papers and symbols and units of measurement are listed in an appendix.

• Twenty-five new test entries - including bioterrorism infectious agents, bladder cancer markers, breast ductal lavage, lipoprotein electrophoresis, SARS viral testing, sexual assault testing, and virtual colonoscopy - present the latest tests and procedures.
• Appendix C: Disease and Organ Panels lists the tests in 26 common panels, along with a page reference to the main discussion of each test.