Ferri's Best Test Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 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.

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)   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

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