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Wallach’s InterpretationofDiagnosticTests,TenthEdition MaryA.Williamson,MT(ASCP), PhD 978-1-4511-9176-9 •August2014 • Softbound •6” x9” • 1288pp. •42 illus. • 150Tables

Diagnosis

Ordering the right test at the right time canbe a complex process. The revised and updated Wallach’s Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, Tenth Edition is here to end the confusion. This practical, everyday guide expertly answers the questions physicians most often ask regarding individual disease states, lab tests, and infectious disease assessments. Recommendations are given onwhen to order tests and how to interpret results, basedonevidence-based laboratorymedicine. Explore the sample chapter now, and see how this guidewill help you save time, avoiderrors, anddiagnoseproperly. Features • NEW! Chaptersongenitourinarydisorders and transfusion medicine. • NEW! Informationonpulmonary, cardiac, andneurologicdisease states, HLA, obstetric andgynecologicdisorders, andmolecular diagnostics. • NEW! Authors, including specialists inCardiovascularMedicine, TransfusionMedicineandPathology. • A completely revamped cardiovascular chapterwithNEW symptoms (Dyspnea, Syncope, SuddenCardiacArrest),writtenbya CardiovascularMedicineSpecialist. • Includes currentmoleculardiagnostic testing, cytogenetics, commonpitfalls, test limitations, and identificationof appropriate tests for specific clinical presentations. • Test sensitivity, specificity, andpositiveandnegative infectious diseaseprobabilities includedwhereappropriate. • Detaileddescriptionsof routineand lesser-known tests listed alphabetically,withguidanceonwhen toorder andhow to interpret results. • Improvedand enhanced index.

Table of Contents Ch. 1: FALTs: FactorsAffecting LaboratoryTests Section1:DiseaseStates Ch. 2:AutoimmuneDiseases Ch. 3:CardiovascularDisorders Ch. 4:CentralNervousSystem Disorders

Ch. 5: DigestiveDiseases Ch. 6: EndocrineDiseases Ch. 7:GenitourinarySystemDisorders Ch. 8:GynecologicandObstetric Disorders Ch. 9:HematologicDisorders Ch. 10:HereditaryandGenetic Diseases Ch. 11: InfectiousDiseases Ch. 12: RenalDisorders Ch. 13: Respiratory,Metabolic, and Acid-BaseDisorders Ch. 14:ToxicologyandTherapeutic DrugMonitoring Ch. 15:TransfusionMedicine Section2: LabTests Ch. 16: LaboratoryTests Ch. 17: InfectiousDiseaseAssays