Ferri's Best Test -- A Practical Guide to Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging

The Best Test is a unique new portable manual for medical students, residents and house officers, and any health professional that needs assistance in ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests. This book is unique in that it covers both diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests. It is also unique in being authored by Fred Ferri, who has a demonstrated knack for honing in on the most essential information required by the market.

• Describes the most common imaging studies for each organ system, reviewing their indications · advantages · disadvantages · and approximate costs.
• Examines over 200 laboratory tests, describing the normal range of results in adult patients · typical abnormalities (positive tests, increased or decreased values) · and the likeliest causes
• Explores 222 common diseases and disorders, providing algorithms to help readers select the single best test for diagnosing each condition.
• Uses a concise, well-organized format to make reference remarkably easy.
• Available both as a pocket-sized, soft-cover book, and as software for most handheld devices.

SECTION I: Diagnostic Imaging
A. Abdominal/GI Imaging
1. Abdominal Film, Plain (KUB)
2. Barium Enema
3. Barium Swallow (Esophagram)
4. CT of Abdomen/Pelvis
5. Helical or Spiral CT of Abdomen/Pelvis
6. Hepatobiliary (Iminodiacetic Acid [IDA]) Scan
7. Meckel Scan
8. MRI of Abdomen
9. Small Bowel Series
10. Tc99m Sulfur Colloid Scintigraphy
11. Tc-99m-labeled RBC Scintigraphy
12. Ultrasound of Abdomen
13. Ultrasound of Appendix
14. Ultrasound of Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
15. Ultrasound of Liver
16. Ultrasound of Pancreas
17. Ultrasound of Spleen
18. Upper GI Series (UGI)
B. Breast Imaging
1. Breast Ultrasound
2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Breast
3. Mammogram
C. Cardiac Imaging
1. Cardiac MRI
2. Cardiovascular Radionuclide Imaging
3. Stress Echocardiography
4. Trans-Esophageal Echocardiogram
5. Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram
D. Chest Imaging
1. Chest X-ray
2. CT of Chest
3. Helical (Spiral) CT of Chest
4. MRI of Chest
E. Endocrine Imaging
1. Adrenal Medullary Scintigraphy (MIBG Scan)
2. Parathyroid Scan
3. Thyroid Scan
4. Thyroid Ultrasound
F. Genitourinary Imaging
1. Hysterosalpingography (HSG)
2. IVP and Retrograde Pyelography
3. Obstetrical Ultrasound
4. Pelvic Ultrasound
5. Prostate Ultrasound
6. Renal Ultrasound
7. Scrotal Ultrasound
8. Transvaginal (Endovaginal) Ultrasound
9. Urinary Bladder Ultrasound
G. Musculoskeletal and Spinal Cord Imaging
1. Arthrography
2. Bone Densimetry (DEXA Scan)
3. Bone Scan
4. CT Myelography
5. CT of Spinal Cord
6. MRI of Hip
7. MRI of Knee
8. MRI of Shoulder
9. MRI of Spine
10. Plain Films of Skeletal System
H. Neuroimaging of Brain
1. CT of Brain
2. MRI 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
5. Carotid Ultrasonography
6. Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA)
7. Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
8. Magnetic Resonance Direct Thrombus Imaging (MRDTI)
9. Pulmonary Angiography
10. Transcranial Doppler
11. Venography
12. Venous Doppler
13. Ventilation/Perfusion Lung Scan
SECTION II: Laboratory Values and Interpretation of Results
1. Acetylcholine Receptor (AchR) Antibody
2. Acetone
3. Acid Phosphatase
4. Alanine Aminotransferase
5. Albumin
6. Aldolase
7. Alkaline Phosphatase
8. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin
9. Alpha-1-Fetoprotein
10. Aluminum
11. Ammonia
12. Amylase
13. Angiotensin Convering Enzyme
14. Anion Gap
15. Anticardiolipin Antibody
16. Anti-DNA
17. Antimitochondrial Antibody
18. Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody
19. Antinuclear Antibody
20. Antistreptolysin O Titer
21. Antithrombin III
22. Arterial Blood Gases
23. Arthrocentesis Fluid Analysis
24. Aspartate Aminotransferase
25. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
26. Basophil Count
27. Bilirubin, Direct
28. Bilirubin, Indirect
29. Bilirubin , Total
30. Bleeding Time
31. BRCA-1,BRCA-2
32. Calcitonin
33. Calcium
34. Cancer Antigen 125
35. Carbamazepine
36. Carboxyhemoglobin
37. Cardiac Markers
38. Carcinoembryonic Antigen
39. Carotene
40. CD4 T-Lymphocyte Count
41. Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
42. Ceruloplasmin
43. Chloride, Serum
44. Chloride, Sweat
45. Chloesterol, Total
46. Chorionic Gonadotropins, Serum
47. Circulating Anticoagulant
48. Clostridium Difficile Toxin Assay, Stool
49. Coagulation Factors
50. Cold Agglutinins Titer
51. Complement, C3, C4
52. Complete Blood Count (CBC)
53. Coombs, Direct
54. Coombs, Indirect
55. Copper, Serum
56. Cortisol, Plasma
57. C-Peptide
58. C-Reactive Protein
59. CK-MB
60. CK-MM
61. CK-BB
62. Creatinine
63. Creatinine Clearance
64. Cryoglobulins
65. Cryptosporidium Antigen
66. D-Dimer
67. d-Xylose Absorption Test
68. Digoxin
69. Dopamine
70. Endomysial Antibodies
71. Eosinophil Count
72. Epinephrine
73. Epstein-Barr Virus Serology
74. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
75. Erythropoietin
76. Estradiol
77. Ethanol
78. Extractable Nuclear Antigen
79. Fecal Fat, Quantitative
80. Ferritin
81. Fibrin Degradation Products
82. Fibrinogen
83. Folate
84. Follicle Stimulating Hormone
85. Free Thyroxine Index
86. FTA-ABS
87. Gastrin
88. Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody
89. Glucose Fasting
90. Glucose Post-Prandial
91. Glucose Tolerance Test
92. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Screen
93. Glutamyl Transferase
94. Glycated Hemoglobin
95. Ham Test
96. Haptoglobin
97. Helicobacter pylori, Serology, Stool Antigen
98. Hematocrit
99. Hemoglobin
100. Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
101. Hepatitis A Antibody
102. Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
103. Heterophil Antibody
104. High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
105. Homocysteine
106. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody
107. Immune Complex Assay
108. Immunoglobulins
109. Insulin-Like Growth Factor -1
110. International Normalized Ratio
111. Iron Binding Capacity
112. Lactate
113. Lactate Dehydrogenase
114. Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes
115. Legionella Titer
116. Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase
117. Lipase
118. Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
119. Luteinizing Hormaone
120. Lymphocytes
121. Magnesium
122. Mean Corpuscular Volume
123. Monocyte Count
124. Neutrophil Count
125. Norepinephrine
126. 5' Nucleotidase
127. Osmolality, Serum
128. Paracentesis Fluid Analysis
129. Thromboplastin Time
130. pH, Blood
131. Phenobarbital
132. Phenytoin
133. Phosphate
134. Platelet Count
135. Potassium
136. Procainamide
137. Prolactin
138. Prostate Specific Antigen
139. Protein
140. Protein Electrophoresis
141. Prothrombin Time
142. Protoporphyrin
143. Red Blood Cell Count
144. Red Cell Distribution Width
145. Red Blood Cell Mass
146. Renin
147. Reticulocyte Count
148. Rheumatoid Factor
149. Schilling Test
150. Smooth Muscle Antibody
151. Sodium
152. Sucrose Hemolysis Test
153. Sudan III Stain
154. T3 (Triiodothyronine)
155. T3 Resin Uptake
156. T4 (Thyroxine)
157. Testosterone
158. Theophylline
159. Thoracentesis Fluid Analysis
160. Thrombin Time
161. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
162. Transferrin
163. Triglycerides
164. Troponins
165. Urea Nitrogen
166. Uric Acid
167. Urinalysis
168. Urine Amylase
169. Urine Bile
170. Urine Calcium
171. Urine cAMP
172. Urine Catecholamines
173. Urine Chloride
174. Urine Copper
175. Urine Cortisol, Free
176. Urine Creatinine
177. Urine Crystals
178. Urine Eosinophils
179. Urine Glucose
180. Urine Hemoglobin, Free
181. Urine Hemosiderin
182. Urine 5-Hydroxyindole Acetic Acid
183. Urine Indicant
184. Urine Ketones
185. Urine Metanephrines
186. Urine Myoglobin
187. Urine Nitrite
188. Urine Occult Blood
189. Urine Osmolality
190. Urine pH
191. Urine Phosphate
192. Urine Potassium
193. Urine Protein
194. Urine Sodium
195. Urine Specific Gravity
196. Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid
197. Venereal Disease Research Laboratories
198. Viscosity
199. Vitamin B 12
200. D-Xylose Absorption
Section III: Diseases and Disorders
1. Abdominal Abscess
2. Abruptio Placentae
3. Achalasia
4. Acoustic Neuroma
5. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
6. Acromegaly
7. Actinomycosis
8. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
9. Addison's Disease
10. Adrenal Mass
11. Aldosteronism
12. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
13. Alzheimers's Disease
14. Amaurosis Fugax
15. Amebiasis
16. Amenorrhea, Primary
17. Amenorrhea, Secondary
18. Amyloidosis
19. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
20. Anemia, Macrocytic
21. Anemia, Microcytic
22. Aneurysm of Abdominal Aorta
23. Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Positive
24. Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
25. Aortic Dissection
26. Appendicitis
27. Arthritis, Infectious (Bacterial)
28. Ascariasis
29. Ascites
30. Aseptic Necrosis
31. Back Pain, Acute, LS Area
32. Baker Cyst
33. Bilirubin Elevation
34. Bleeding Disorder, Congenital
35. Brain Abscess
36. Breast Abscess
37. Breast Implant Rupture
38. Breast Mass
39. Breast Nipple Discharge
40. Brochiectasis
41. Budd-Chiari Syndrome
42. Carcinoid Syndrome
43. Cardiomegaly on Chest X-Ray
44. Cat-Scratch Disease
45. Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
46. Celiac Disease
47. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
48. Cholangitis
49. Cholecystitis
50. Cholelithiasis
51. Claudication
52. CPK Elevation
53. Cushing's Syndrome
54. Cyanosis
55. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
56. Delirium
57. Diabetes Insipidus
58. Diarrhea
59. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
60. Diverticulitis
61. Dysphagia
62. Dyspnea
63. Dysuria
64. Echinococcosis
65. Ectopic Pregnancy
66. Edema, Generalized
67. Edema, Lower Extremity
68. Endocarditis, Infective
69. Endometriosis
70. Enuresis
71. Epiglottitis
72. Esophageal Perforation
73. Fatigue
74. Fever of Undetermined Origin (FUO)
75. Genital Lesions/Ulcers
76. Goiter
77. Gout
78. Gynecomastia
79. Hearing Loss
80. Hematuria
81. Hemochromatosis
82. Hemophilia
83. Hemoptysis
84. Hepatitis A
85. Hepatitis B, Acute
86. Hepatitits C
87. Hepatomegaly
88. Hepatorenal Syndrome
89. Hirsutism
90. Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure (NPH)
91. Hypercalcemia
92. Hyperkalemia
93. Hypermagnesemia
94. Hypernatremia
95. Hyperphosphatemia
96. Hyperthyroidism
97. Hypogonadism
98. Hypokalemia
99. Hypomagnesemia
100. Hyponatremia
101. Hypophosphatemia
102. Hypothyroidism
103. Infertility
104. Insulinoma
105. Intracranial mass
106. Jaundice
107. Joint effusi...