Ferri's Best Test: A Practical Guide to Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging

by Ferri, Fred F.

• ISBN13: 9780323057592
• ISBN10: 0323057594
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-07
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Written by Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP, author of many best-selling books for primary care practice, Ferri's Best Test, 2nd Edition, equips you to quickly choose the most efficient and cost-effective diagnostic approach, including imaging or lab tests. Updates throughout, including more than 180 new tests...additional diagnostic modalities...and new algorithms...make this unique and user-friendly reference a must for determining which diagnostic tests to order. A portable, pocket-sized format allows for convenient consultation anytime, anywhere. Offers concise, well-organized guidance to the most common lab tests and diagnostic imaging modalities, all in one single resource, that makes reference remarkably fast and easy. Describes the most common imaging studies for each organ system, reviewing their indications, advantages, disadvantages, and approximate costs to simplify your decision-making process. Examines over 384 laboratory tests, describing the normal range of results in adult patients, typical abnormalities (positive tests, increased or decreased values), and the likeliest causes. Explores 222 common diseases and disorders, providing algorithms to help you select the single best test for diagnosing each condition. Features a portable, pocket-sized format that allows for convenient consultation anytime, anywhere. Features 184 new tests in an expanded laboratory test section; 8 additional diagnostic radiological modalities, including computed tomographic colonography, video capsule endoscopy, and intravascular ultrasonography; and 30 new algorithms in an expanded algorithm section, to provide you with the latest options for obtaining optimal diagnostic outcomes. Includes IU units added to all laboratory tests, to make the guidance more useful to clinicians practicing outside of the US.

Table of Contents

Diagnostic imaging

Abdominal/GI imaging

Abdominal film, plain (kidney, ureter, and bladder [KUB])

Barium enema

Barium swallow (esophagram)

Upper GI series (UGI)

Computed tomographic colonoscopy (CTC, Virtual colonoscopy)

CT of abdomen/pelvis

Helical or spiral CT of abdomen/pelvis

Hepatobiliary (iminodiacetic acid [IDA]) scan

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Percutaneous biliary procedures

Magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRCP)

Meckel scan (TC-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy)

MRI of abdomen

Small-bowel series

Tc99m sulfur colloid scintigraphy (Tc99mSC) for GI bleeding

Tc-99m-labeled RBC scintigraphy for GI bleeding

Ultrasound of abdomen

Ultrasound of appendix

Ultrasound of gallbladder and bile ducts

Ultrasound of liver

Ultrasound of pancreas

Ultrasound of spleen

Video capsule endoscopy (VCE)

Breast imaging

Mammogram

Breast ultrasound

Magnetic resonance imaging of breast

Cardiac imaging

Stress echocardiography

Cardiovascular radionuclide imaging (Thallium, Sestamibi, Dipyridamole [Persantine] scan)

Cardiac MRI (CMR)

Multidetector computed tomography

Trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE)

Trans-thoracic echocardiography

Chest imaging

Chest x-ray

CT of chest

Helical (Spiral) CT of chest

MRI of chest

Endocrine imaging

Adrenal medullary scintigraphy (meta-iodobenzylguanidine [MIBG] scan)

Parathyroid scan

Thyroid scan

Thyroid ultrasound

Genitourinary imaging

Obstetrical ultrasound

Pelvic ultrasound

Prostate ultrasound

Renal ultrasound

Scrotal ultrasound

Transvaginal (endovaginal) ultrasound

Urinary bladder ultrasound

Hysterosalpingography (HSG)

Intravenous pyelography (IVP) and retrograde pyelography

Musculoskeletal and spinal cord imaging

Plain x-ray films of skeletal system

Bone densitometry (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry [DEXA] scan)

MRI of spine

MRI of shoulder

MRI of hip

MRI of pelvis

MRI of knee

CT of spinal cord

Arthrography

CT myelography

Nuclear imaging (Bone scan, Gallium scan, WBC scan)

Neuroimaging of brain

CT of brain

MRI of brain

Positron emission tomography (PET)

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Vascular imaging

Angiography

Aorta ultrasound

Arterial ultrasound

Captopril renal scan (CRS)

Carotid ultrasonography

Computed tomographic angiography (CTA)

Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

Magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging (MRDTI)

Pulmonary angiography

Transcranial Doppler

Venography

Venous Doppler ultrasound

Ventilation/perfusion lung scan (V/Q Scan)

Oncology

Whole body integrated (dual modality) positron emission tomography (PET) and CT (PET/CT)

Whole body MRI

Laboratory values and interpretation of results

ACE level

Acetone (serum and plasma)

Acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibody

Acid phosphatase

Acid serum test

Activated clotting time (ACT)

Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Alanine aminopeptidase

Alanine aminotransferase

Albumin (serum)

Alcohol dehydrogenase

Aldolase (serum)

Aldosterone (plasma)

Alkaline phosphatase (serum)

Alpha-1-antitrypsin (serum)

Alpha-1-fetoprotein (serum)

ALT

Alu minum (serum)

AMA

Amebiasis serological test

Aminolevulic acid (d-ALA) (24 h urine collection)

Ammonia (serum)

Amylase (serum)

Amylase, Urine

Amyloid A pro

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