Product Review

Access the clinically relevant information you need easily in any setting with Mosby€s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference, Ninth Edition. This best-selling handbook provides concise coverage of tests without sacrificing important details. Each test entry includes, where relevant, 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. Related tests are extensively cross-referenced throughout the book. With its simple format and portable size, this is a handy reference you€ll always want by your side.

• Alphabetically organized tests offer quick reference with A-to-Z thumb tabs, so you€ll never have to search for a test by having to first determine its correct category or body system.
• UNIQUE! Each test entry begins on a new page, making tests easy to find.
• User€s Guide to Test Preparation and Performance provides an overview and guidelines for each type of laboratory test and diagnostic procedure, so you can minimize worry about having to repeat a test due to an error.
• Normal findings for adult (male and female), elderly, and pediatric patients are included where applicable.
• Increased and decreased abnormal findings are highlighted with directional arrows.
• Possible critical values are highlighted to alert you to situations requiring immediate intervention.
• Patient care sections provide step-by-step instructions for care before, during, and after the test.
• Symbol next to drug-related interfering factors alerts you to the effects of pharmacologic agents on tests.
• Lists of tests by body system and test type make it easy to cross-reference related studies.
• Abbreviations for tests are listed in the front and the back of the book, and symbols and units of measurement are listed in an appendix.
• A durable cover with round edges helps prevent the book from being damaged and makes it easier to handle.

• UPDATED coverage reflects current research relating to accuracy of testing, diagnostic values of results, and the patient care and education associated with each test.
• 14 NEW test entries present the latest tests and procedures with an emphasis on new, more affordable (and thus more common) genetic tests.