Clinical use of pediatric diagnostic tests / edited by Enid Gilbert-Barness, Lewis A. Barness ; with contributions by Irwin L. Browarsky, Mary Gilbert Lawrence, Thora S. Steffensen ; foreword by Philip M. Farrell
Title Page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Normal Values; Acid-Base Disorders; Pregnancy-Related Disorders and Prenatal Assessment of the Fetus; Disorders Specific to the Newborn; Infectious Diseases; Immunologic Disorders; Cardiovascular Diseases; Pulmonary Function Tests; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Liver Disease; Hematologic Disorders; Coagulation Disorders; Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases; Laboratory Studies in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tumors; Diseases of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System; Disorders of Lipid Metabolism; Metabolic and Hereditary Diseases
Summary
Laboratory tests are an integral part in the diagnosis of diseases in the pediatric age group and are an essential part of the diagnostic workup, which is important for selecting the most appropriate treatment. This book features various categories of disease with an outline of signs and symptoms that remain integral and useful for diagnosis
