Ferri's Best Test
A Practical Guide to Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging
- 5th Edition - April 22, 2022
- Latest edition
- Author: Fred F. Ferri
- Language: English
Clinicians at all levels must consider a myriad of tests in the diagnostic process, requiring an up-to-date understanding of changing technology and the demands of time- and co… Read more
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Clinicians at all levels must consider a myriad of tests in the diagnostic process, requiring an up-to-date understanding of changing technology and the demands of time- and cost-efficiency. Ferri's Best Test, 5th Edition, is a unique, easy-to-use guide that simplifies complex information and helps you choose the best test to supplement your clinical diagnostic skills. It includes both lab and imaging tests for concise, convenient access to all diagnostic test options for more than 200 common diseases and disorders.
• Practical, concise, spiral-bound, and pocket-sized—designed from cover to cover for quick, on-the-go reference.
• Three convenient sections provide quick access to key information on clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic algorithms.
• New and updated content on cardiac computed tomography angiography, computed tomography perfusion imaging, COVID-19, and much more.
• Coverage of 23 new laboratory tests and 14 new diseases and disorders.
• Essential information on indications, advantages, disadvantages, approximate costs, normal ranges, typical abnormalities, likeliest causes, and more.
• Experienced author Dr. Fred Ferri uses a unique, easy-to-follow format to simplify complex information and help you choose the best test for every patient.
• New appendices on electrocardiography and respiratory testing and function.
• Comparison tables and illustrations help improve your test selection.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook includes an image collection with access on a variety of devices.
• Three convenient sections provide quick access to key information on clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic algorithms.
• New and updated content on cardiac computed tomography angiography, computed tomography perfusion imaging, COVID-19, and much more.
• Coverage of 23 new laboratory tests and 14 new diseases and disorders.
• Essential information on indications, advantages, disadvantages, approximate costs, normal ranges, typical abnormalities, likeliest causes, and more.
• Experienced author Dr. Fred Ferri uses a unique, easy-to-follow format to simplify complex information and help you choose the best test for every patient.
• New appendices on electrocardiography and respiratory testing and function.
• Comparison tables and illustrations help improve your test selection.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook includes an image collection with access on a variety of devices.
Medical students, interns, practicing physicians
Section I Diagnostic Imaging
A Abdominal and Gastrointestinal (GI) Imaging
1. Abdominal Film, Plain (Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder [KUB])
2. Barium Enema (BE)
3. Barium Swallow (Esophagram)
4. Upper GI (UGI) Series
5. Computed Tomographic Colonography (CTC, Virtual Colonoscopy)
6. CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis
7. CT Enterography
8. CT Enteroclysis
9. Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE)
10. Cholescintigraphy (Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid [HIDA] Scan, Diisopropyliminodiacetic Acid [DISIDA] Scan)
11. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
12. Percutaneous Biliary Procedures
13. Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
14. Meckel’s Scan (Tc-99m Pertechnetate Scintigraphy)
15. MRI Scan of Abdomen
16. Small-Bowel Series
17. Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid (Tc-99m SC) Scintigraphy for GI Bleeding
18. Tc-99m–Labeled Red Blood Cell (RBC) Scintigraphy for GI Bleeding
19. Ultrasound of Abdomen
20. Ultrasound of Appendix
21. Ultrasound of Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
22. Ultrasound of Liver
23. Ultrasound of Pancreas
24. Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
25. Video Capsule Endoscopy (VCE)
26. Transient Elastography (Fibroscan)
B Breast Imaging
1. Mammogram
2. Breast Ultrasound
3. MRI of the Breast
C Cardiac Imaging
1. Stress Echocardiography
2. Cardiovascular Radionuclide Imaging (Thallium, Sestamibi, Dipyridamole [Persantine] Scan), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
3. Cardiac MRI (CMR)
4. Multidetector CT Scan
5. Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
6. Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
7. Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
D Chest Imaging
1. Chest Radiograph
2. CT Scan of Chest
3. MRI Scan of Chest
E Endocrine Imaging
1. Adrenal Medullary Scintigraphy (Metaiodobenzylguanidine [MIBG] Scan)
2. Parathyroid (PTH) Scan
3. Thyroid Scan (Radioiodine Uptake Study)
4. Thyroid Ultrasound
F Genitourinary Imaging
1. Obstetric Ultrasound
2. Pelvic Ultrasound
3. Prostate Ultrasound
4. Renal Ultrasound
5. Scrotal Ultrasound
6. Transvaginal (Endovaginal) Ultrasound
7. Urinary Bladder Ultrasound
8. Hysterosalpingography (HSG)
9. Intravenous Pyelography (IVP) and Intravenous Retrograde Pyelography
G Musculoskeletal and Spinal Cord Imaging
1. Plain X-Ray Films of Skeletal System
2. Bone Densitometry (Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry [DEXA] Scan)
3. MRI Scan of Spine
4. MRI Scan of Shoulder
5. MRI Scan of Hip and Extremities
6. MRI Scan of Pelvis
7. MRI Scan of Knee
8. CT Scan of Spinal Cord
9. Arthrography
10. CT Myelography
11. Nuclear Imaging (Bone Scan, Gallium Scan, White Blood Cell [WBC] Scan)
H Neuroimaging of Brain
1. CT Scan of Brain
2. MRI Scan of Brain
I Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
J Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
K Vascular Imaging
1. Angiography
2. Aorta Ultrasound
3. Arterial Ultrasound
4. Captopril Renal Scan (CRS)
5. Carotid Ultrasonography
6. Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA)
7. Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography
8. Computed Tomography Perfusion (CTP) Imaging
9. Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
10. Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
11. Magnetic Resonance Direct Thrombus Imaging (MRDTI)
12. Pulmonary Angiography
13. Transcranial Doppler
14. Venography
15. Compression Ultrasonography and Venous Doppler Ultrasound
16. Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) Lung Scan
I Oncology
1. Whole-Body Integrated (Dual-Modality) PET-CT
2. Whole-Body MRI
References
Section II Laboratory Values and Interpretation of Results
ACE Level
Acetone (Serum or Plasma)
Acetylcholine Receptor (AChR) Antibody
Acid Phosphatase (Serum)
Acid Serum Test
Activated Clotting Time (ACT)
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
Alanine Aminopeptidase
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT, formerly serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT])
Albumin (Serum)
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Aldolase (Serum)
Aldosterone (Plasma)
Alkaline Phosphatase (Serum)
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (Serum)
Alpha-1-Fetoprotein (Serum)
ALT
Aluminum (Serum)
AMA
Amebiasis Serologic Test
Aminolevulinic Acid (d-ALA) (24-Hour Urine Collection)
Ammonia (Serum)
Amylase (Serum)
Amylase, Urine
Amyloid A Protein (Serum)
ANA
Anaplasma Phagocytophilum (HGA)
ANCA
Androstenedione (Serum)
Angiotensin II
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Level
ANH
Anion Gap
Anticardiolipin Antibody (ACA)
Anticentromere Antibody
Anticoagulant
Antidiuretic Hormone
Anti-DNA
Anti-ds DNA
Anti-Globulin Test, Direct
Anti-Globulin Test, Indirect
Antiglomerular Basement Antibody
Anti-HCV
Antihistone
Anti-Jo-1
Antimitochondrial Antibody (AMA)
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)
Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)
Antiphospholipid Antibody
Anti-RNP Antibody
Anti-Scl-70
Anti-Smith (Anti-Sm) Antibody
Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibody
Antistreptolysin O Titer (Streptozyme, ASLO Titer)
Antithrombin III
Apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-1)
Apolipoprotein B (Apo B)
Arterial Blood Gases
Arthrocentesis Fluid
ASLO Titer
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase [SGOT])
Atrial Natriuretic Hormone (ANH)
Basophil Count
Beta-2 Microglobulin
Bicarbonate
Bile Acid Breath Test
Bile, Urine
Bilirubin, Direct (Conjugated Bilirubin)
Bilirubin, Indirect (Unconjugated Bilirubin)
Bilirubin, Total
Bilirubin, Urine
Bladder Tumor–Associated Antigen
Bleeding Time (Modified IVY Method)
Blood Type
Blood Volume, Total
Bordetella pertussis Serology
BRCA-1, BRCA-2
Breath Hydrogen Test
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
BUN
C3
C4
CA 15-3
CA 19-9
CA 27-29
CA 72-4
CA 125
Calcitonin (Serum)
Calcium (Serum)
Calcium, Urine
Cancer Antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3)
Cancer antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9)
Cancer Antigen 27-29 (CA 27-29)
Cancer Antigen 72-4 (CA 72-4)
Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125)
Captopril Stimulation Test
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9
Carbon Dioxide, Partial Pressure
Carbon Monoxide
Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb)
Cardiac Markers (Serum)
Cardiac Troponins
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
Cardio-CRP
Carotene (Serum)
Catecholamines, Urine
CBC
CCK
CCK-PZ
CCP IgG antibody
CD4 T-Lymphocyte Count (CD4 T-Cells)
CD40 Ligand
CEA
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Ceruloplasmin (Serum)
Chlamydia Group Antibody Serologic Test
Chlamydia Trachomatis Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)
Chlamydia Trachomatis Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Chloride (Serum)
Chloride (Sweat)
Chloride, Urine
Cholecystokinin-Pancreozymin (CCK, CCK-PZ)
Cholesterol, Low-Density Lipoprotein
Cholesterol, High-Density Lipoprotein
Cholesterol, Total
Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), Human (Serum)
Chymotrypsin
Circulating Anticoagulant (Antiphospholipid Antibody, Lupus Anticoagulant)
CK
Clonidine Suppression Test
Clostridium difficile Toxin Assay (Stool)
CO
Coagulation Factors
Cold Agglutinins Titer
Complement (C3, C4)
Complete Blood Cell (CBC) Count
Conjugated Bilirubin
Coombs, Direct
Coombs, Indirect (Antiglobulin, Indirect)
Copper (Serum)
Copper, Urine
Coronavirus
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Stimulation Test
Cortisol (Plasma)
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)
C-Peptide
CPK
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Creatinine Clearance
Creatine Kinase (CK), Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK)
Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes
Creatinine (Serum)
Creatinine, Urine
Cryoglobulins (Serum)
Cryptosporidium Antigen by Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) (Stool)
CSF
Cystatin C
Cystic Fibrosis Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Cytomegalovirus by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
DAT
D-Dimer
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate
Deoxycorticosterone (11-Deoxycorticosterone, DOC), Serum
Dexamethasone Suppression Test, Overnight
Digoxin
Digoxin (Lanoxin)
Dihydrotestosterone, Serum, Urine
Dilantin
Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT, Coombs Test Direct)
Disaccharide Absorption Tests
DOC
Donath-Landsteiner (D-L) Test for Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria
Dopamine
d-Xylose Absorption Test
Electrolytes, Urine
Electrophoresis, Hemoglobin
Electrophoresis, Protein
ENA Complex
Endomysial Antibodies
Eosinophil Count
Epinephrine, Plasma
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Serology
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) (Westergren)
Erythropoietin (EP)
Estradiol (Serum)
Estrogens, Total
Ethanol (Blood)
Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA Complex, Anti-RNP Antibody, Anti-SM, Anti-Smith)
Factor V Leiden
FDP
FENA
Fecal FAT, Qualitative
Fecal FAT, Quantitative (72-Hour Collection)
Fecal Globin Immunochemical Test
Ferritin (Serum)
Fibrin Degradation Product (FDP)
Fibrinogen
5-Hydroxyindole-Acetic Acid, Urine
5′ Nucleotidase
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody
Folate (Folic Acid)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENA)
Free T4
Free Thyroxine Index
FSH
FTA-ABS (Serum)
Furosemide Stimulation Test
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Gastrin (Serum)
Gastrin Stimulation Test
Gliadin Antibodies, Immunoglobulin (Ig) A and IgG
Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
Glucagon
Glucose, Fasting
Glucose, Postprandial
Glucose Tolerance Test
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Screen (Blood)
γ-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Glycated (Glycosylated) Hemoglobin (HbAlc)
Glycohemoglobin
Growth Hormone
Growth Hormone–Releasing Hormone (GHRH)
Growth Hormone Suppression Test (After Glucose)
HAM Test (Acid Serum Test)
Haptoglobin (Serum)
HBA1C
HCG Tumor Marker
HDL
Helicobacter pylori (Serology, Stool Antigen)
Hematocrit
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin (Hb) Electrophoresis
Hemoglobin, Glycated
Hemoglobin, Glycosylated
Hemoglobin H
Hemoglobin, Urine
Hemosiderin, Urine
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Antibodies
Hepatitis A Antibody
Hepatitis B Core Antibody
Hepatitis B DNA
Hepatitis Be Antigen (HBeAg) and Antibody
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)
Hepatitis C Antibody (Anti-HCV)
Hepatitis C Genotype
Hepatitis C RNA
Hepatitis D Antigen and Antibody
Her-2/nue
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Heterophil Antibody
HFE Screen for Hereditary Hemochromatosis
High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol
Homocysteine, Plasma
Hs-CRP
HSV
Human Chorionic Gonadotropins (HCG)
Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV8)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody, Type 1 (HIV-1)
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Huntington’s Disease Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
17-Hydroxyprogesterone
Immune Complex Assay
Immunoglobulin (Ig)
Influenza A and B Tests
INR
Insulin Autoantibodies
Insulin, Free
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-1), Serum
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
International Normalized Ratio (INR)
Intrinsic Factor Antibodies
Iron-Binding Capacity (Total Iron-Binding Capacity [TIBC])
Iron Saturation (% Transferrin Saturation)
Iron, Serum
Lactate (Blood)
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Isoenzymes
Lactose Tolerance Test (Serum)
LAP Score
LDH
LDL
Lead
Legionella pneumophila Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Legionella Titer
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase (LAP)
LH
Lipase
Lipoprotein (A)
Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Low Density
Lipoprotein Cholesterol, High Density
Liver Kidney Microsome Type 1 (LKM1) Antibodies
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol
Lupus Anticoagulant (LA) Test
Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Blood
Lymphocytes
Magnesium (Serum)
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
Metanephrines, Urine
Methylmalonic Acid, Serum
Mitochondrial Antibody (Antimitochondrial Antibody [AMA])
Monocyte Count
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Myelin Basic Protein, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Myoglobin, Urine
Natriuretic Peptide
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Neutrophil Count
Norepinephrine
Osmolality, Serum
Osmolality, Urine
Osmotic Fragility Test
Paracentesis Fluid
Parathyroid Hormone
Parietal Cell Antibodies
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)
Pepsinogen I
PFA
pH, Blood
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Phosphatase, Acid
Phosphatase, Alkaline
Phosphate (Serum)
pH, Urine
Plasminogen
Platelet Aggregation
Platelet Antibodies
Platelet Count
Platelet Function Analysis (PFA) 100 Assay
Potassium (Serum)
Potassium, Urine
Progesterone, Serum
Prolactin
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Prostatic Acid Phosphatase
Protein (Serum)
Protein C Assay
Protein Electrophoresis (Serum)
Protein S Assay
Prothrombin Time (PT)
Protoporphyrin (Free Erythrocyte)
PSA
PT
PTT
Pulse Oximetry
QuantiFERON-TB
Rapid Plasma Reagin
RDW
Red Blood Cell Count
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
Red Blood Cell Folate
Red Blood Cell Mass (Volume)
Renin (Serum)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Screen
Reticulocyte Count
Rheumatoid Factor
RNP
Rotavirus Serology
RPR
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2-Antibodies
Sedimentation Rate
Semen Analysis
SGOT
SGPT
Sickle Cell Test
Smooth Muscle Antibody
Sodium (Serum)
Streptozyme
Sucrose Hemolysis Test (Sugar Water Test)
Sudan III Stain (Qualitative Screening for Fecal Fat)
T3 (Triiodothyronine)
T3 Resin Uptake (T3RU)
T4, Serum T4, and Free (Free Thyroxine)
Serum Free T4
Tegretol
Testosterone
Theophylline
Thiamine
Thoracentesis Fluid
Thrombin Time (TT)
Thyroglobulin
Thyroid Binding Globulin (TBG)
Thyroid Microsomal Antibodies
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Thyrotropin (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone [TSH]) Receptor Antibodies
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH) Stimulation Test
TIBC
Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody
Transferrin
Triglycerides
Triiodothyronine
Troponins, Serum
TSH
TT
Unconjugated Bilirubin
Urea Nitrogen
Uric Acid (Serum)
Urinalysis
Urine Amylase
Urine Bile
Urine Calcium
Urine cAMP
Urine Catecholamines
Urine Chloride
Urine Copper
Urine Cortisol, Free
Urine Creatinine (24-Hour)
Urine Crystals
Urine Eosinophils
Urine 5-Hydroxyindole-Acetic Acid (Urine 5-HIAA)
Urine Glucose (Qualitative)
Urine Hemoglobin, Free
Urine Hemosiderin
Urine Indican
Urine Ketones (Semiquantitative)
Urine Metanephrines
Urine Myoglobin
Urine Nitrite
Urine Occult Blood
Urine Osmolality
Urine pH
Urine Phosphate
Urine Potassium
Urine Protein (Quantitative)
Urine Sodium (Quantitative)
Urine Specific Gravity
Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA)
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Serologic Testing
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)
Venereal Disease Research Laboratories (VDRL)
VIP
Viscosity (Serum)
Vitamin B12
Vitamin D, 1,25 Dihydroxy Calciferol, Vitamin D 25(OH)D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)
Vitamin K
Von Willebrand’s Factor
WBCs
Westergren
White Blood Cell Count
Section III Diseases and Disorders
Acronyms
1. Abdominal Abscess
2. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
3. Abdominal Pain
4. Achalasia
5. Acid-Base Disorders
6. Acute Kidney Injury
7. Addison Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency)
8. Adrenal Incidentaloma
9. Adrenal Mass
10. Alkaline Phosphatase Elevation
11. ALT/AST Elevation
12. Amenorrhea, Primary
13. Amenorrhea, Secondary
14. Anemia, Macrocytic
15. Anemia, Microcytic
16. Anisocoria
17. Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)–Positive
18. Aortic Dissection
19. Appendicitis
20. Ascites
21. Avascular Necrosis
22. Back Pain, Acute, Lumbosacral (LS) Area
23. Bilirubin Elevation
24. Bleeding Disorder, Congenital
25. Brain Abscess
26. Breast Mass
27. Carcinoid Syndrome
28. Cardiomegaly on Chest Radiograph
29. Chest Pain
30. Cholangitis
31. Cholecystitis
32. Cholelithiasis
33. Chronic Cough
34. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
35. Colon Ischemia
36. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy [RSD])
37. Constipation
38. Creatinine Phosphokinase (CPK) Elevation
39. Cushing’s Syndrome
40. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
41. Delayed Puberty
42. Delirium
43. Diarrhea
44. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
45. Diverticulitis
46. Dyspepsia
47. Dyspnea
48. Dysuria
49. Ectopic Pregnancy
50. Edema, Lower Extremity
51. Endocarditis, Infective
52. Endometriosis
53. Epiglottitis
54. Fatigue
55. Fever and Neutropenia
56. Fever of Undetermined Origin (FUO)
57. Galactorrhea
58. Genital Lesions/Ulcers
59. Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener Granulomatosis)
60. Goiter
61. Gynecomastia
62. Hearing Loss
63. Hematochezia
64. Hematuria
65. Hemochromatosis
66. Hemoptysis
67. Hepatomegaly
68. Hirsutism
69. Hyperaldosteronism
70. Hypercalcemia
71. Hyperkalemia
72. Hypermagnesemia
73. Hypernatremia
74. Hyperphosphatemia
75. Hyperthyroidism
76. Hypocalcemia
77. Hypoglycemia
78. Hypogonadism
79. Hypokalemia
80. Hypomagnesemia
81. Hyponatremia
82. Hypophosphatemia
83. Hypothyroidism
84. Immunodeficiency
85. Infectious Diarrhea
86. Infertility
87. Jaundice
88. Joint Effusion
89. Liver Function Test Elevations
90. Liver Mass
91. Lymphadenopathy, Generalized
92. Malabsorption, Suspected
93. Meningioma
94. Mesenteric Ischemia
95. Mesothelioma
96. Metabolic Acidosis
97. Metabolic Alkalosis
98. Microcytosis
99. Multiple Myeloma
100. Multiple Sclerosis
101. Myalgias
102. Muscle Weakness
103. Neck Mass
104. Neck pain
105. Neuropathy
106. Neutropenia
107. Osteomyelitis
108. Pancreatic Mass
109. Pancreatitis, Acute
110. Parapharyngeal Abscess
111. Pelvic Mass
112. Pelvic Pain, Female Patient
113. Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
114. Pheochromocytoma
115. Pituitary Adenoma
116. Pleural Effusion
117. Polyarteritis Nodosa
118. Polycythemia
119. Portal Vein Thrombosis
120. Precocious Puberty
121. Proteinuria
122. Pruritus, Generalized
123. Pulmonary Embolism
124. Pulmonary Hypertension
125. Pulmonary Nodule
126. Purpura
127. Red Eye
128. Renal Artery Stenosis
129. Renal Mass
130. Renal Tubular Acidosis
131. Rotator Cuff Tear
132. Sarcoidosis
133. Scrotal Mass
134. Small-Bowel Obstruction
135. Spinal Epidural Abscess
136. Splenomegaly
137. Stroke
138. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
139. Subclavian Steal Syndrome
140. Subdural Hematoma
141. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
142. Syncope
143. Testicular Mass
144. Testicular Torsion
145. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
146. Thrombocytopenia
147. Thrombocytosis
148. Thyroid Nodule
149. Thyroiditis
150. Tinnitus
151. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
152. Urethral Discharge
153. Urolithiasis
154. Urticaria
155. Vaginal Discharge
156. Vertigo
157. Viral Hepatitis
158. Weight Gain
159. Weight Loss, Involuntary
References
Appendix I General Guidelines for Ordering Computed Tomography
Appendix II General Guidelines for Ordering Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
Appendix III General Guidelines for Ordering Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Appendix IV The Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Appendix V Pulmonary Function Testing
Index
- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: April 22, 2022
- Language: English
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Fred F. Ferri
Fred Ferri is a Clinical Professor of Community Health at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and author of over 30 medical books. He has been the best-selling medical author in the United States over the past 25 years and is also well known and respected internationally. He has been a visiting Professor at other medical schools and many of his books have been translated in several languages. In addition to his numerous publications, he has had a distinguished academic career at Brown University where he has received several awards for his dedication to teaching including the Brown University Excellence in Teaching award and Dean’s teaching Award, and with the American College of Physicians where he was inducted as a Fellow in the ACP and has been a recipient of the Irving Addison Beck Award from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Ferri is a practicing physician at Ocean State Medical, a group primary care practice that he established in 1984 and still runs along with two other partners and his two sons.
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Professor, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA