Interpretation of Common Investigations

551 Pages·2006·3.951 MB·English

by  L. C. Gupta, R. D. Chauhan, Abhishek Gupta

Interpretation of
Common Investigations

Interpretation of
Common Investigations
Fifth Edition
LC Gupta
MD (RAD) MD (PSM) DMRE DSc (Hon)
World Record of Writing 100 Medical Books-2006
BC Roy National Award-1988
President Police Medal for Distinguished Services-1993
Millennium Medical Author of SAARC Nations-2002
New Delhi
RD Chauhan
MD (Path)
BSF HQS, New Delhi
Abhishek Gupta
MD DRM DNB
Head of the Dept. of Nuclear Medicine
Inlaks Budhi Rani Hospital
Pune
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Laboratory investigations are an important aspect of
diagnostic work-up in clinical practice. Many diseases with
identical clinical presentation can only be differentiated by
suitable investigations undertaken at the appropriate time and
if doctor knows about their fallacy, specificity and reliability
he has to interpret them in the light of the total clinical picture.
When pushed in a blind corner these tests only direct the
doctor in which direction to proceed.
This compact and concise volume deals with all common
laboratory investigations like urine, blood, semen and X-rays
which are ordered in day-to-day practice. In this edition
normal values have been incorporated and the chapters on
blood and radiological diagnosis have been expanded.
More sophisticated and cumbersome investigations have
been deliberately omitted to keep the book handy and for
easy assimilation by the students and practitioners.
LC Gupta
RD Chauhan
Abhishek Gupta