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Provides basic consumer health information about endoscopic, imaging, laboratory, and other types of medical testing for disease diagnosis and monitoring, along with guidelines for screening and preventive care testing in children and adults.

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Date de parution	01 décembre 2021
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780780819795
Langue	English
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MEDICAL TESTS
SOURCEBOOK
SEVENTH EDITION
Health Reference Series
MEDICAL TESTS
SOURCEBOOK
SEVENTH EDITION
Provides Basic Consumer Health Information about Preventive Care Guidelines, Routine Health Screening, Home-Use Tests, Blood, Stool, and Urine Tests, Genetic Testing, Biopsies, Endoscopic Exams, and Imaging Test, Such as X-ray, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography (CT), and Nuclear and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Exams
Along with Facts about Diagnostic Tests for Allergies, Cancer, Diabetes, COVID-19, Lung Diseases, Infertility, Sleep Problems, and Other Specific Conditions, a Glossary of Related Terms, and Directory of Additional Resources

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Bibliographic Note
Because this page cannot legibly accommodate all the copyright notices, the Bibliographic Note portion of the Preface constitutes an extension of the copyright notice.
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OMNIGRAPHICS
Kevin Hayes, Managing Editor
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Copyright © 2022 Omnigraphics
ISBN 978-0-7808-1978-8
E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1979-5

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Names: Hayes, Kevin (Editor of health information), editor.
Title: Medical tests sourcebook: basic consumer health information about preventive care guidelines, routine health screening, home-use tests, blood, stool, and urine tests, genetic testing, biopsies, endoscopic exams, and imaging test, such as X-Ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and nuclear and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams ; along with facts about diagnostic tests for allergies, cancer, diabetes, COVID-19, heart and lung disease, infertility, osteoporosis, sleep problems, and other specific conditions, a glossary of related terms, and directory of additional resources / edited by Kevin Hayes.
Description: Seventh edition. | Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, Inc., [2022] | Series: Health reference series | Includes index. | Summary: “Provides consumer health information about routine health screenings, home-use tests, blood, stool, and urine tests, biopsies, endoscopic exams, and imaging tests, along with facts about diagnostic tests for allergies, cancer, diabetes, COVID-19, heart and lung disease, sleep problems, etc. Includes a glossary of related terms, and directory of resources”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021047703 (print) | LCCN 2021047704 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780819788 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780819795 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Diagnosis--Popular works. | Diagnosis, Laboratory--Popular works. | Medicine, Popular.
Classification: LCC RC71.3 .M45 2022 (print) | LCC RC71.3 (ebook) | DDC 616.07/5--dc23/eng/20211027
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021047703
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Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1. Screening and Preventive Care Tests
Chapter 1—Regular Health Exams
Section 1.1—Why Regular Health Exams Are Important
Section 1.2—Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age
Section 1.3—Men: Take Charge of Your Health
Chapter 2—Family History
Chapter 3—Newborn Screening Tests
Chapter 4—Preventive Care Screening Tests for Children and Adolescents
Section 4.1—Checkup for Babies – Ages 0 to 11 Months
Section 4.2—Checkup for Children – Ages 1 to 4
Section 4.3—Checkup for Children – Ages 5 to 10
Section 4.4—Checkup for Children – Ages 11 to 14
Section 4.5—Checkup for Children – Ages 15 to 17
Section 4.6—Body Mass Index Screening for Weight Problems
Section 4.7—Screening Test for Child’s Vision
Section 4.8—Get Your Teen Screened for Depression
Chapter 5—Preventive Care and Screening Tests for Adults
Section 5.1—Women’s Health Screening Recommendations
Section 5.2—Men’s Health Screening Recommendations
Section 5.3—Get Your Blood Pressure Checked
Section 5.4—Diabetes
Section 5.5—Get Tested for Cholesterol
Section 5.6—Depression
Section 5.7—Hearing Tests
Section 5.8—Vision Test
Section 5.9—Testing for COVID-19
Section 5.10—Get Tested for Sexually Transmitted Disease
Section 5.11—Recommended Immunizations for Seniors
Section 5.12—Fall Risk Assessment
Chapter 6—Genetic Testing
Section 6.1—Frequently Asked Questions about Genetic Testing
Section 6.2—Genetic Consultation
Section 6.3—Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk
Chapter 7—Required Medical Screening of Immigrants to the United States
Part 2. Laboratory Tests
Chapter 8—Understanding Laboratory Tests
Chapter 9—Blood Tests
Section 9.1—Common Blood Tests
Section 9.2—Biochemical Analysis
Section 9.3—Hematological Analysis
Section 9.4—Microbial Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infection
Section 9.5—Immunological Tests
Chapter 10—Surgical Pathology
Section 10.1—Bone Marrow Tests
Section 10.2—Lumbar Puncture
Section 10.3—Cytology
Section 10.4—Biopsy
Chapter 11—Types of Biopsies
Section 11.1—Breast Biopsy
Section 11.2—Kidney Biopsy
Section 11.3—Liver Biopsy
Section 11.4—Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Section 11.5—Other Biopsies
Chapter 12—Urine Tests
Section 12.1—Urine Test: Basics
Section 12.2—Mucus in Urine
Section 12.3—Glucose in Urine
Section 12.4—Blood in Urine
Section 12.5—Crystals in Urine Test
Chapter 13—Stool Tests
Section 13.1—Stool Culture
Section 13.2—Detecting Parasite Antigens
Section 13.3—Fecal Occult Blood Test
Chapter 14—Yeast Infection Test
Chapter 15—Drug Testing
Part 3. Imaging Tests
Chapter 16—Medical Imaging: Benefits and Risks
Chapter 17—Medical X-rays
Section 17.1—Medical X-rays – Basics
Section 17.2—Chest X-ray
Section 17.3—Dental Imaging
Section 17.4—Bone Density Scan
Section 17.5—Fluoroscopy
Section 17.6—Pediatric X-ray Imaging
Section 17.7—Mammograms
Chapter 18—Contrast Radiography
Section 18.1—Coronary Angiography
Section 18.2—Cystogram
Section 18.3—Upper Gastrointestinal Series
Section 18.4—Lower Gastrointestinal Series (Barium Enema)
Section 18.5—Lung Ventilation/Perfusion Scan
Chapter 19—Ultrasound (Sonography) Exams
Section 19.1—Ultrasound Overview
Section 19.2—Carotid Ultrasound
Section 19.3—Echocardiography (Heart)
Section 19.4—Pelvic Ultrasound
Section 19.5—Abdominal Ultrasound
Chapter 20—Computed Tomography
Section 20.1—Introduction to Computed Tomography
Section 20.2—Chest CT Scan
Section 20.3—Full Body CT Scans – What You Need to Know
Chapter 21—Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Chapter 22—Nuclear Imaging
Chapter 23—Neurological Imaging
Chapter 24—Optical Imaging
Part 4. Endoscopic, Catheterization, and Electrical Tests and Assessments
Chapter 25—Endoscopy
Section 25.1—Endoscopy Overview
Section 25.2—Bronchoscopy
Section 25.3—Capsule Endoscopy
Section 25.4—Colonoscopy
Section 25.5—Virtual Colonoscopy
Section 25.6—Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy
Section 25.7—Upper Endoscopy
Section 25.8—Laryngoscopy
Section 25.9—Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Section 25.10—Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreato graphy
Section 25.11—Diagnostic Laparoscopy
Chapter 26—Cardiac Catheterization
Chapter 27—Transesophageal Echocardiography
Chapter 28—Electrocardiogram
Chapter 29—Stress Testing
Chapter 30—Holter and Event Monitors
Chapter 31—Electroencephalogram
Chapter 32—Electromyography
Chapter 33—Electronystagmography
Part 5. Screening and Assessments for Specific Conditions and Diseases
Chapter 34—Prenatal Tests
Chapter 35—Infertility Tests
Chapter 36—Vision Tests
Section 36.1—Common Vision Tests
Section 36.2—Comprehensive Dilated Eye Exam
Section 36.3—Color Blindness Testing
Chapter 37—Balance Tests
Chapter 38—Eating Disorders: Suggested Medical Tests
Chapter 39—Allergy Testing
Section 39.1—Allergy Blood Test
Section 39.2—Patch Tests for Allergies
Chapter 40—Infectious Disease Testing
Section 40.1—Chlamydia Test
Section 40.2—Hepatitis Diagnostic Tests
Section 40.3—Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
Section 40.4—Tuberculosis Test
Chapter 41—Celiac Disease Tests
Chapter 42—Diabetes Tests
Section 42.1—Screening Tests for Diabetes
Section 42.2—A1c Test
Chapter 43—Thyroid Tests
Chapter 44—Heart and Vascular Disease Screening and Diagnostic Tests
Chapter 45—Bladder and Kidney Function Tests
Section 45.1—Albumin Blood Test
Section 45.2—Blood Urea Nitrogen Test
Section 45.3—Calcium Blood Test
Section 45.4—Calcium in Urine Test
Section 45.5—Chloride Blood Test
Section 45.6—Urodynamic Testing
Section 45.7—Tracking Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 46—Lung Disease Tests
Section 46.1—Understanding Lung Function Tests
Section 46.2—Cystic Fibrosis Tests
Chapter 47—COVID-19
Section 47.1—About COVID-19
Section 47.2—Test for Current Infection
Section 47.3—Test for Past Infection
Section 47.4—Contact Tracing
Section 47.5—Point of Care- and Rapid-Testing
Chapter 48—Cancer Screening Tests
Section 48.1—Cancer Screening Overview
Section 48.2—Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers
Section 48.3—Breast Cancer
Section 48.4—Cervical Cancer
Section 48.5—Colorectal Cancer
Section 48.6—Esophageal Cancer
Section 48.7—Lung Cancer
Section 48.8—Oral Cavity, Pharyngeal, and Laryngeal Cancer
Section 48.9—Prostate Cancer
Section 48.10—Skin Cancer
Section 48.11—Tes