Lab Literacy for Doctors
Lab Literacy for Doctors

Author: Christopher Naugler, MD, FRCPC

Publisher: Brush Education

Published: 2014-10-13

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1550595768

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Lab Literacy for Doctors helps you make quick and efficient decisions about the right tests for typical clinical situations, thereby improving patient care. In a study published by the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (2014-03-01), primary care physicians reported that 15% of the time they are unsure about ordering lab tests and 8% of the time they are unsure about interpreting the results. This raises concerns about the need for more efficient and cost-effective lab test utilization. Lab Literacy for Doctors addresses these concerns in a practical, up-to-date, and easy-to-use format. Refer to this essential guide for: A quick index summarizing the clinical utility of common tests. Advice and information on lab errors, false positives and negatives, and blood and tissue collection. Sections on dermatology, ENT and respiratory system, endocrine system, fatigue, GI and hepatic system, gynecology and pregnancy, routine screening, and more.

Lab Literacy for Canadian Doctors
Lab Literacy for Canadian Doctors

Author: Christopher Terrance Naugler

Publisher:

Published: 2013-12-31

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781550594928

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Most Canadian medical schools no longer teach lab literacy, yet it's knowledge doctors require every day. Laboratory testing is one of the fastest growing segments of health care spending, so knowing when to order the right test (and just as importantly, knowing when not to order a test), not only enhances patient care, it also helps keep system costs under control.This convenient, compact guide is an essential reference for busy med students, recent graduates, and Canadian doctors seeking a quick, easy reference for ordering lab tests. "Lab Literacy for Canadian Doctors" contains the latest information on test ordering, patient preparation, interpretation of results, and common lab errors to watch out for.

Lab Values
Lab Values

Author: Nathan Orwell

Publisher: Nathan Orwell

Published: 2021-09-15

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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Are you curious about Lab Values and want to learn to read them? Would you like to be able to understand them once and for all? If so, then keep reading! Medical laboratory testing is a vital medical procedure that allows for the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. More often than not, these tests are making the difference between life and death, and they are one of the first defense lines that protect patients and their general well-being. Laboratory results greatly influence almost every decision regarding a patient - diagnosis, treatment, hospital admission, and discharge - all of them. That's why it's crucial to understand and learn how to conduct and order these tests efficiently. This guide is written from a skilled nurse's personal experience so that you can have easy access to all essential testing procedures at all times. Organized the way a nurse thinks, up-to-date, and easy to navigate. Perfect when you are in a rush and have no time to search for the information you need--an excellent choice for medical students and doctors, not just nurses. This book contains step-by-step guides on choosing the correct procedure (that depends on the anamnesis), tips on preparing the patient for the procedure, and expert information for accurate interpretation of results. Here is what this practical handbook to medical laboratory testing can offer you: Convenient way to always find the right test for your patient Quick access to relevant information (abbreviations, measurements, etc.) Full description of each test with reference values (normal values) Easy way to reference increased and decreased values with clinical implications and factors that can affect results Quick way to review or update yourself on some concepts and procedures And much more! If you want to stay on the top of your game and be the expert that you and your patient deserve to be, then this practical guide is a must-have in your collection. What are you waiting for?

Gross Pathology Handbook, 2nd Ed.
Gross Pathology Handbook, 2nd Ed.

Author: Christopher Horn

Publisher: Brush Education

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1550599097

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The updated second edition of this highly practical guide helps pathology professionals quickly and accurately describe surgical and autopsy specimens as they perform gross dissection. It also helps clinicians and medical students interpret pathology reports with ease and precision. Gross Pathology Handbook provides a comprehensive list of 171 gross descriptive terms paired with images of gross specimens, including five new listings for the second edition. Each listing includes a brief commentary describing the gross appearance, the underlying disease process and commonly affected tissues. Christopher Horn and Dr. Christopher Naugler lay the framework for a standardized method of description, resulting in easier interpretation of reports by clinicians and improved communication among healthcare providers.

Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine
Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine

Author: Samir Desai

Publisher: Md2b

Published: 2019-06-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781937978105

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With lab test results impacting 60-70% of all critical patient care decisions, clinicians must not only choose the right test - they must also evaluate lab data in the context of the patient's clinical presentation. For over 20 years, the Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine: Pocket has provided clinicians with the strategies needed to interpret complex lab data in a sequential, cost-effective, and evidence-based manner. This thoroughly revised new edition is a must-have resource that was developed to help you answer lab test questions in a flash. Inside This New Edition Unique step-by-step approaches to lab test interpretation that have been updated to reflect the latest advances in laboratory medicine, Completely redesigned algorithms to allow quick access to essential information needed at the point-of-care, New Patient Safety Tip boxes to prevent errors in test ordering, interpretation, and patient management, Hundreds of user-friendly tables and boxes with high-value content, Evidence-based recommendations to optimize the delivery of high-quality care, Cost-effective approaches that incorporate the latest guidelines, including Choosing Wisely, Relevant to all healthcare professionals - physicians, students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists - this guide has all the tools necessary to tackle the challenges of lab test interpretation. Book jacket.

Essentials Of Medical Laboratory Practice
Essentials Of Medical Laboratory Practice

Author: Constance L Lieseke

Publisher: F.A. Davis

Published: 2012-01-31

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 0803630352

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Inside, you’ll find a wealth of information on important laboratory terminology and the procedures you’ll need to perform to become an effective member of a physician’s office team. Coverage of the advanced procedures performed outside of the physician’s office explains what happens to the samples you send out. There’s also information on CLIA and other government regulations and how they affect each procedure.

How Doctors Think
How Doctors Think

Author: Jerome Groopman

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2008-03-12

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0547348630

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On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong—with catastrophic consequences. In this myth-shattering book, Jerome Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. Groopman explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can—with our help—avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can profoundly impact our health. This book is the first to describe in detail the warning signs of erroneous medical thinking and reveal how new technologies may actually hinder accurate diagnoses. How Doctors Think offers direct, intelligent questions patients can ask their doctors to help them get back on track. Groopman draws on a wealth of research, extensive interviews with some of the country’s best doctors, and his own experiences as a doctor and as a patient. He has learned many of the lessons in this book the hard way, from his own mistakes and from errors his doctors made in treating his own debilitating medical problems. How Doctors Think reveals a profound new view of twenty-first-century medical practice, giving doctors and patients the vital information they need to make better judgments together.