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Authors: Joyce Brennfleck Brennfleck Shannon (Editor), Omnigraphics
ISBN-13: 9780780806702, ISBN-10: 0780806700
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2004
Edition: Subsequent
Pt. I | Essential patient information about medical tests | |
Ch. 1 | Quick tips when getting medical tests | 3 |
Ch. 2 | Why doctors order lab tests | 11 |
Ch. 3 | Identifying quality laboratory services | 15 |
Ch. 4 | Health insurance | 19 |
Ch. 5 | Self-ordered tests | 35 |
Pt. II | Age-specific health screenings, preventive tests, and exams | |
Ch. 6 | Genetic and metabolic screening of newborn infants | 49 |
Ch. 7 | Child health guide : checkup visits, tests, and exams | 57 |
Ch. 8 | Teen wellness exam | 65 |
Ch. 9 | Personal health guide for adults : preventive tests and exams | 69 |
Ch. 10 | Preventive screenings for women | 77 |
Ch. 11 | Preventive screenings for men | 119 |
Pt. III | Screenings and diagnostic tests for specific concerns | |
Ch. 12 | Cardiovascular disease diagnosis | 133 |
Ch. 13 | Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) diagnosis | 153 |
Ch. 14 | Colorectal cancer screening | 157 |
Ch. 15 | Diabetes diagnosis | 165 |
Ch. 16 | Diagnosing osteoporosis | 173 |
Ch. 17 | Tests that evaluate asthma and lung disease | 177 |
Ch. 18 | Allergy testing | 181 |
Ch. 19 | Vision exams | 185 |
Ch. 20 | Hearing screening | 191 |
Ch. 21 | Infertility tests | 213 |
Ch. 22 | Diagnosing sexually transmitted diseases | 225 |
Pt. IV | Home-use tests and assessments | |
Ch. 23 | Home-use tests : what you need to know | 237 |
Ch. 24 | Home tests : a physician's perspective | 241 |
Ch. 25 | Buying diagnostic tests from the Internet : buyer beware! | 245 |
Ch. 26 | Homes-use tests of blood, body fluids, and specimens | 249 |
Ch. 27 | Home vision tests | 281 |
Ch. 28 | Bystander stroke diagnosis | 287 |
Ch. 29 | Online screening tests | 289 |
Ch. 30 | Assess your risk for developing obesity-associated diseases | 305 |
Pt. V | Testing of blood, body fluids, and specimens | |
Ch. 31 | How to interpret your blood test results | 311 |
Ch. 32 | Blood tests | 319 |
Ch. 33 | Biopsy | 365 |
Ch. 34 | Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) | 369 |
Ch. 35 | Stool tests | 373 |
Ch. 36 | Strep screen/throat culture | 377 |
Ch. 37 | Sweat testing for cystic fibrosis | 379 |
Ch. 38 | Urine tests | 381 |
Pt. VI | Imaging tests | |
Ch. 39 | X-rays | 397 |
Ch. 40 | Ultrasound | 415 |
Ch. 41 | Computed tomography (CT) scan | 437 |
Ch. 42 | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | 449 |
Ch. 43 | Angiography | 461 |
Ch. 44 | Nuclear medicine procedures | 473 |
Pt. VII | Electrical tests | |
Ch. 45 | Electrocardiogram (EKG) | 485 |
Ch. 46 | Electroencephalogram (EEG)/brain wave test | 487 |
Ch. 47 | Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocities | 491 |
Ch. 48 | Exercise stress tests | 495 |
Ch. 49 | Holter monitor | 509 |
Ch. 50 | Sleep studies | 513 |
Ch. 51 | Tilt test | 517 |
Pt. VIII | Scope tests | |
Ch. 52 | Bronchoscopy | 523 |
Ch. 53 | Cardiac catheterization | 527 |
Ch. 54 | Colonoscopy | 531 |
Ch. 55 | Colposcopy and cervical biopsy | 535 |
Ch. 56 | Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy | 539 |
Ch. 57 | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | 543 |
Ch. 58 | Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 549 |
Ch. 59 | Laparoscopy | 551 |
Ch. 60 | Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy | 557 |
Pt. IX | Genetic testing | |
Ch. 61 | A brief primer on genetic testing | 563 |
Ch. 62 | Uses of genetic testing | 573 |
Ch. 63 | Ordering genetic testing | 579 |
Ch. 64 | Genetic discrimination in health insurance | 587 |
Pt. X | Additional information | |
Ch. 65 | Glossary of medical tests terms | 593 |
Ch. 66 | Directory of resources | 599 |