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The Patient's Guide to Medical Tests: Everything You Need to Know About the Tests Your Doctor Orders
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Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
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Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 418
Publication Date: May 15, 2002
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Editorial Review:
As consumers of medical treatment, it is important to have a basic understanding of procedures in order to make intelligent choices. The Patient's Guide to Medical Tests alphabetically lists the tests most commonly used by physicians, hospitals, and commercial labs.
An extensive glossary of medical terms translates professional terminology into accessible language and a "Comments" section notes any precautions to take when evaluating results as well as risks to the patients.
Organized alphabetically, this volume provides a wealth of information on over 1,000 common tests. Each entry includes:
A description of the test Patient preparation Procedure The reference range What abnormal values may signify The cost of each test.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Very Helpful Guide
This book has provided me with important information as a consumer of medical services, and has provided my mother peace of mind as someone who has been undergoing a number of medical tests. The book clearly defines various procedures, patient preparation, and often includes comments about tests that patients are seldom told but ought to know. This book has been so helpful. I am a layperson with no medical knowledge. But to be able to describe a test to my mother in advance of the procedure, to ... Read More
Rating: - I use this book everyday.
I work as a Triage Nurse in a very busy Family Practice Clinic. We all use this book every day to answer patient questions--it is concise and can easily be explained to all levels of medical sophistication. In fact today I am ordering a second one.
Rating: - Excellent handbook.
From Abdominal Tap to the Zung Depression Scale, this book covers over 1,000 of the most commonly prescribed medical tests, explaining each in understandable narrative, with further information on patient preparation, type of specimen needed, procedure (what is done to the specimen), reference range and abnormal values (with explanations), estimated cost (which varies widely), and other useful details including precautions and risks. The informative Introduction is a brief essay on medical testing ... Read More
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