A guide to laboratory investigations

The seventh edition of this concise, highly practical guide to the interpretation of normal and abnormal laboratory results is fully revised and expanded, with updates on established and familiar tests, as well as interpretations on recent developments and a new chapter on the interpretation of ECG abnormalities.
With increasing responsibilities for management being placed in community settings, the book includes guidelines on investigations particular to clinical conditions commonly seen in primary care such as dementia, heart failure, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction and gynaecomastia. It also incorporates suggestions for appropriate laboratory tests in certain clinical situations, for example; screening tests when a patient presents with a neuropathy, specific lipid monitoring in diabetes, guidance for monitoring renal failure and appropriate tests for patients with suspected hypertension and infertility problems.
A Guide to Laboratory Investigations, Seventh Edition remains an essential handbook for all primary care professionals professionals and a valuable reference for medical students and hospital physicians in training and in practice.