Medical Examination and Testing Must-Read

Author: Song Yaohong
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: This book is divided into four parts. The first part covers common diseases and laboratory tests, mainly including the clinical manifestations of common diseases in various systems and the available laboratory tests. The second part explains how to collect and sample laboratory specimens, including methods and precautions for collecting blood, urine, stool, and other body fluids. The third part teaches how to interpret laboratory reports, selecting nearly 900 widely used clinical laboratory tests. It introduces the Chinese and English names, common abbreviations, reference values, and methods used for each test, as well as their clinical significance. Due to differences in instruments, reagents, and methods used by various medical institutions, reference values may vary. Analysis and judgment should be based on actual conditions. The fourth part discusses combinations of commonly used laboratory tests and introduces diagnostic standard combinations for certain diseases. The writing aims to be concise, clear, and easy to understand. At the end of the book, an appendix lists abbreviations for test methods, a comparison table of old and new units for common laboratory tests, China's legal units of hygiene, and the first batch of 35 discontinued clinical laboratory tests and their methods.