Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 4th Edition
Diana Nicoll, MD, PhD, MPA; Stephen J. McPhee, MD; and Michael Pignone, MD, MPH. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 532 pp, $34.95.
This clinical resource can help NPs select and interpret diagnostic tests. It is outlined and indexed into 10 sections: principles of diagnostic test use and interpretation; laboratory procedures in the clinical setting; common laboratory tests; therapeutic drug monitoring; microbiology; diagnostic imaging; basic electrocardiography; diagnostic algorithms; diagnostic tests in differential diagnosis; and reference material. Information on benefits, costs, and risks is incorporated throughout.
NPs practicing in primary care, specialty clinic, and hospital settings for internal medicine, surgical, neurology, pediatric, and gynecology patients can use this book. It includes over 350 tests and provides evidence-based, current information on diseases associated with abnormal results. This pocket guide provides you with accurate, efficiently obtained information when kept handy.