Gleadle Jonathan, Li Jordan, Yong Tuck (eds.) Clinical Investigations at a Glance

Wiley-Blackwell, 2017. — 936 p. — ISBN: 978-1118759325Clinical Investigations at a Glance provides an up-to-date, evidence-based overview of diagnostic investigations, looking at their choice, importance and interpretation for commonly presenting symptoms and conditions.Designed to help develop the evidence-based use of investigations and interpret results properly, the book provides a unique perspective on many critical issues in medical testing, with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing unnecessary tests or harm.Clinical Investigations at a Glance is structured in three parts: an overview of tests; common presentations (such as chest pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss and anaemia,); and conditions organized by body system, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and nephrology.Overview of tests
Investigations and interpreting tests
Screening tests
Consent for investigations
Risks of tests
Genetic tests
Principles of radiological investigations
Cytology and histopathology tests
Presenting at radiology and histopathology meetings
Requesting tests
Therapeutic drug monitoring
Investigations in resource-limited settings
Tests for outpatient, inpatient and patients in intensive care
Common Presentations
Chest pain
Acute abdominal pain
Headache
Nausea and vomiting
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Haematemesis and melaena
Rectal bleeding
Dyspepsia
Dysphagia
Weight loss
Obesity
Fatigue
Coma and impaired consciousness
Preoperative investigations for elective surgery
Syncope
Back pain
Peripheral oedema
Jaundice
Meningitis
Anaemia
Lymphadenopathy
Cough
Conditions
Cardiovascular disease
Respiratory disease and sleep disorders
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Nephrology and urology
Endocrinology
Reproductive and obstetric medicine
Infectious diseases
Haematology
Oncology
Neurology
Rheumatology
Geriatric and general medicine
Clinical immunology and allergy
Dermatology