Ferri's Best Test, 5th Edition

• Practical, concise, spiral-bound, and pocket-sized—designed from cover to cover for quick, on-the-go reference.
• Three convenient sections provide quick access to key information on clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic algorithms.
• New and updated content on cardiac computed tomography angiography, computed tomography perfusion imaging, COVID-19, and much more.
• Coverage of 23 new laboratory tests and 14 new diseases and disorders.
• Essential information on indications, advantages, disadvantages, approximate costs, normal ranges, typical abnormalities, likeliest causes, and more.
• Experienced author Dr. Fred Ferri uses a unique, easy-to-follow format to simplify complex information and help you choose the best test for every patient.
• New appendices on electrocardiography and respiratory testing and function.
• Comparison tables and illustrations help improve your test selection.
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Section I Diagnostic Imaging
A Abdominal and Gastrointestinal (GI) Imaging
1. Abdominal Film, Plain (Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder [KUB])
2. Barium Enema (BE)
3. Barium Swallow (Esophagram)
4. Upper GI (UGI) Series
5. Computed Tomographic Colonography (CTC, Virtual Colonoscopy)
6. CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis
7. CT Enterography
8. CT Enteroclysis
9. Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE)
10. Cholescintigraphy (Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid [HIDA] Scan, Diisopropyliminodiacetic Acid [DISIDA] Scan)
11. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
12. Percutaneous Biliary Procedures
13. Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
14. Meckel’s Scan (Tc-99m Pertechnetate Scintigraphy)
15. MRI Scan of Abdomen
16. Small-Bowel Series
17. Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid (Tc-99m SC) Scintigraphy for GI Bleeding
18. Tc-99m–Labeled Red Blood Cell (RBC) Scintigraphy for GI Bleeding
19. Ultrasound of Abdomen
20. Ultrasound of Appendix
21. Ultrasound of Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
22. Ultrasound of Liver
23. Ultrasound of Pancreas
24. Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
25. Video Capsule Endoscopy (VCE)
26. Transient Elastography (Fibroscan)

B Breast Imaging
1. Mammogram
2. Breast Ultrasound
3. MRI of the Breast

C Cardiac Imaging
1. Stress Echocardiography
2. Cardiovascular Radionuclide Imaging (Thallium, Sestamibi, Dipyridamole [Persantine] Scan), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
3. Cardiac MRI (CMR)
4. Multidetector CT Scan
5. Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
6. Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
7. Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)

D Chest Imaging
1. Chest Radiograph
2. CT Scan of Chest
3. MRI Scan of Chest

E Endocrine Imaging
1. Adrenal Medullary Scintigraphy (Metaiodobenzylguanidine [MIBG] Scan)
2. Parathyroid (PTH) Scan
3. Thyroid Scan (Radioiodine Uptake Study)
4. Thyroid Ultrasound

F Genitourinary Imaging
1. Obstetric Ultrasound
2. Pelvic Ultrasound
3. Prostate Ultrasound
4. Renal Ultrasound
5. Scrotal Ultrasound
6. Transvaginal (Endovaginal) Ultrasound
7. Urinary Bladder Ultrasound
8. Hysterosalpingography (HSG)
9. Intravenous Pyelography (IVP) and Intravenous Retrograde Pyelography

G Musculoskeletal and Spinal Cord Imaging
1. Plain X-Ray Films of Skeletal System
2. Bone Densitometry (Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry [DEXA] Scan)
3. MRI Scan of Spine
4. MRI Scan of Shoulder
5. MRI Scan of Hip and Extremities
6. MRI Scan of Pelvis
7. MRI Scan of Knee
8. CT Scan of Spinal Cord
9. Arthrography
10. CT Myelography
11. Nuclear Imaging (Bone Scan, Gallium Scan, White Blood Cell [WBC] Scan)

H Neuroimaging of Brain
1. CT Scan of Brain
2. MRI Scan of Brain

I Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

J Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)

K Vascular Imaging
1. Angiography
2. Aorta Ultrasound
3. Arterial Ultrasound
4. Captopril Renal Scan (CRS)
5. Carotid Ultrasonography
6. Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA)
7. Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography
8. Computed Tomography Perfusion (CTP) Imaging
9. Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
10. Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
11. Magnetic Resonance Direct Thrombus Imaging (MRDTI)
12. Pulmonary Angiography
13. Transcranial Doppler
14. Venography
15. Compression Ultrasonography and Venous Doppler Ultrasound
16. Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) Lung Scan

I Oncology
1. Whole-Body Integrated (Dual-Modality) PET-CT
2. Whole-Body MRI

References

Section II Laboratory Values and Interpretation of Results
  ACE Level
  Acetone (Serum or Plasma)
  Acetylcholine Receptor (AChR) Antibody
  Acid Phosphatase (Serum)
  Acid Serum Test
  Activated Clotting Time (ACT)
  Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)
  Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
  Alanine Aminopeptidase
  Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT, formerly serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT])
  Albumin (Serum)
  Alcohol Dehydrogenase
  Aldolase (Serum)
  Aldosterone (Plasma)
  Alkaline Phosphatase (Serum)
  Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (Serum)
  Alpha-1-Fetoprotein (Serum)
  ALT
  Aluminum (Serum)
  AMA
  Amebiasis Serologic Test
  Aminolevulinic Acid (d-ALA) (24-Hour Urine Collection)
  Ammonia (Serum)
  Amylase (Serum)
  Amylase, Urine
  Amyloid A Protein (Serum)
  ANA
  Anaplasma Phagocytophilum (HGA)
  ANCA
  Androstenedione (Serum)
  Angiotensin II
  Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Level
  ANH
  Anion Gap
  Anticardiolipin Antibody (ACA)
  Anticentromere Antibody
  Anticoagulant
  Antidiuretic Hormone
  Anti-DNA
  Anti-ds DNA
  Anti-Globulin Test, Direct
  Anti-Globulin Test, Indirect
  Antiglomerular Basement Antibody
  Anti-HCV
  Antihistone
  Anti-Jo-1
  Antimitochondrial Antibody (AMA)
  Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)
  Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)
  Antiphospholipid Antibody
  Anti-RNP Antibody
  Anti-Scl-70
  Anti-Smith (Anti-Sm) Antibody
  Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibody
  Antistreptolysin O Titer (Streptozyme, ASLO Titer)
  Antithrombin III
  Apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-1)
  Apolipoprotein B (Apo B)
  Arterial Blood Gases
  Arthrocentesis Fluid
  ASLO Titer
  Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase [SGOT])
  Atrial Natriuretic Hormone (ANH)
  Basophil Count
  Beta-2 Microglobulin
  Bicarbonate
  Bile Acid Breath Test
  Bile, Urine
  Bilirubin, Direct (Conjugated Bilirubin)
  Bilirubin, Indirect (Unconjugated Bilirubin)
  Bilirubin, Total
  Bilirubin, Urine
  Bladder Tumor–Associated Antigen
  Bleeding Time (Modified IVY Method)
  Blood Type
  Blood Volume, Total
  Bordetella pertussis Serology
  BRCA-1, BRCA-2
  Breath Hydrogen Test
  B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
  BUN
  C3
  C4
  CA 15-3
  CA 19-9
  CA 27-29
  CA 72-4
  CA 125
  Calcitonin (Serum)
  Calcium (Serum)

Fred F. Ferri, MD,, Clinical Professor, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island