Main description:

Demystify the analysis of clinical data and test your knowledge with 200 cases.
The third edition of this award-winning title has been revised and updated to provide even better guidance on how data is applied in practice.
Fourteen subject-based chapters help medical students to understand and interpret the tests that help diagnose disease and monitor patient progress. Each chapter is accompanied by a useful summary and advice on exam technique.

Contents:

Section 1 - Interpreting Laboratory Results; 1 Biochemistry; 2 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology; 3 Endocrinology; 4 Haematology; 5 Microbiology; 6 Immunology; 7 Cellular Pathology; 8 Genetics; Section 1 Cases and answers | Section 2 - Interpreting Medical Imaging; 9 Interpreting Chest and Abdominal Radiographs; 10 Cross-sectional Imaging; Section 2 Cases and answers | Section 3 - At the Bedside and In the Clinic; 11 Observation Charts; 12 Investigations in Cardiology; 13 Respiratory Investigations; 14 Other Tests; Section 3 Cases and answers | Section 4 - Complete Clinical Cases | Index