Ferri's Best Test Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 5th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card
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• 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
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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) Calcium, Urine Cancer Antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3) Cancer antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) Cancer Antigen 27-29 (CA 27-29) Cancer Antigen 72-4 (CA 72-4) Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125) Captopril Stimulation Test Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Carbon Dioxide, Partial Pressure Carbon Monoxide Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) Cardiac Markers (Serum) Cardiac Troponins Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Cardio-CRP Carotene (Serum) Catecholamines, Urine CBC CCK CCK-PZ CCP IgG antibod