Health Reference Series: Medical Tests Sourcebook

Editor/Author Williams, Angela L.
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.

Single-User Purchase Price: $85.00 This title is available for purchase on Credo platforms only. This is not a download.
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $127.50
ISBN: 978-1-78684-929-8
Category: Health & Medicine - Medicine
Image Count: 29
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Medical Tests Sourcebook, Sixth Edition provides updated information about exams, tests, and other screening, diagnostic, and disease monitoring procedures. It discusses preventive care guidelines and the screening tests used for such specific conditions as allergies, cancer, celiac disease, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, kidney and thyroid dysfunction, and others.

This book is found in the following Credo Collections:

Preface
Part I: Screening and Preventive Care Tests
Chapter 1—Regular Health Exams Are Important
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
Section 1.4—Five Minutes (Or Less) for Health
Chapter 2—Questions about Medical Tests
Chapter 3—Newborn Screening Tests
Chapter 4—Preventive Care Screening Tests for Children and Adolescents
Section 4.1—Recommended Screening Tests for Children and Adolescents
Section 4.2—Body Mass Index Screening for Weight Problems
Section 4.3—Screening Test for Child's Vision
Section 4.4—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—Talk with Your Doctor about Depression
Section 5.5—Get Tested for Cholesterol
Chapter 6—Preventive Care and Screening for Seniors
Section 6.1—Bone Density Test
Section 6.2—Hearing Test
Section 6.3—Vision Test
Section 6.4—Recommended Immunizations for Seniors
Chapter 7—Genetic Testing
Section 7.1—Frequently Asked Questions about Genetic Testing
Section 7.2—Genetic Consultation
Section 7.3—Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk
Chapter 8—Required Medical Screening of Immigrants to the United States
Part II: Laboratory Tests
Chapter 9—Understanding Laboratory Tests
Chapter 10—Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 11—Common Blood Tests
Chapter 12—Biopsies
Section 12.1—Biopsy Basics
Section 12.2—Breast Biopsy
Section 12.3—Kidney Biopsy
Section 12.4—Liver Biopsy
Section 12.5—Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Section 12.6—Other Biopsies
Chapter 13—Bone Marrow Tests
Chapter 14—Drug Testing
Chapter 15—Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
Chapter 16—Stool Tests
Section 16.1—Stool Culture
Section 16.2—Detecting Parasite Antigens
Section 16.3—Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)
Chapter 17—Bacteria Culture Test
Chapter 18—Strep Throat Test
Chapter 19—Urine Tests
Section 19.1—Urine Test: Basics
Section 19.2—Epithelial Cells in Urine
Section 19.3—Mucus in Urine
Section 19.4—Bilirubin in Urine
Section 19.5—Blood in Urine
Section 19.6—Crystals in Urine Test
Section 19.7—Ketones in Urine
Section 19.8—Nitrites in Urine
Section 19.9—Protein in Urine
Section 19.10—Urobilinogen in Urine
Chapter 20—Yeast Infection Test
Part III: Imaging Tests
Chapter 21—Medical Imaging Tests
Chapter 22—Benefits and Risks of Medical Imaging
Chapter 23—Medical X-Rays
Section 23.1—Medical X-Rays—Basics
Section 23.2—Chest X-Ray
Section 23.3—Dental Imaging
Section 23.4—Fluoroscopy
Section 23.5—Pediatric X-Ray Imaging
Section 23.6—Radiography
Chapter 24—Contrast Radiography
Section 24.1—Coronary Angiography
Section 24.2—Cystogram
Section 24.3—Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Series
Section 24.4—Lower Gastrointestinal (GI) Series (Barium Enema)
Section 24.5—Lung Ventilation/Perfusion Scan
Chapter 25—Ultrasound (Sonography) Exams
Section 25.1—Ultrasound Overview
Section 25.2—Carotid Ultrasound
Section 25.3—Echocardiography (Heart)
Section 25.4—Pelvic Ultrasound
Chapter 26—Computed Tomography (CT)
Section 26.1—Introduction to Computed Tomography (CT)
Section 26.2—Chest CT Scan
Section 26.3—Coronary Calcium Scan
Section 26.4—Virtual Colonoscopy
Section 26.5—Full Body CT Scans—What You Need to Know
Chapter 27—Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Section 27.1—Introduction to MRI
Section 27.2—Cardiac MRI
Section 27.3—Chest MRI
Section 27.4—MRI of the Spine
Chapter 28—Nuclear Imaging
Section 28.1—Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Imaging (PET and SPECT)
Section 28.2—Nuclear Heart Scan
Chapter 29—Mammograms
Chapter 30—Neurological Imaging
Chapter 31—Optical Imaging
Part IV: Catheterization, Endoscopic, and Electrical Tests and Assessments
Chapter 32—Cardiac Catheterization
Chapter 33—Endoscopy
Section 33.1—Endoscopy Overview
Section 33.2—Bronchoscopy
Section 33.3—Capsule Endoscopy
Section 33.4—Colonoscopy
Section 33.5—Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy
Section 33.6—Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
Section 33.7—Upper Endoscopy
Section 33.8—Laryngoscopy
Section 33.9—Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Section 33.10—Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Chapter 34—Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Chapter 35—Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Chapter 36—Holter and Event Monitors
Chapter 37—Stress Testing
Chapter 38—Transesophageal Echocardiography
Part V: Screening and Assessments for Specific Conditions and Diseases
Chapter 39—Allergy Testing
Section 39.1—Allergy Blood Test
Section 39.2—Patch Tests for Allergies
Chapter 40—Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Testing
Chapter 41—Bladder and Kidney Function Tests
Section 41.1—Albumin Blood Test
Section 41.2—Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
Section 41.3—Calcium Blood Test
Section 41.4—Calcium in Urine Test
Section 41.5—Chloride Blood Test
Section 41.6—Urodynamic Testing
Section 41.7—Tracking Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 42—Cancer Screening Tests
Section 42.1—Cancer Screening Overview
Section 42.2—Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening
Section 42.3—Breast Cancer Screening
Section 42.4—Cervical Cancer Screening
Section 42.5—Colorectal Cancer Screening
Section 42.6—Esophageal Cancer Screening
Section 42.7—Lung Cancer Screening
Section 42.8—Oral Cavity, Pharyngeal, and Laryngeal Cancer Screening
Section 42.9—Prostate Cancer Screening
Section 42.10—Skin Cancer Screening
Section 42.11—Testicular Cancer Screening
Section 42.12—Tumor Markers
Chapter 43—Celiac Disease Tests
Chapter 44—Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Tests
Chapter 45—Diabetes Tests
Section 45.1—Screening Tests for Diabetes
Section 45.2—Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Chapter 46—Eating Disorders: Suggested Medical Tests
Chapter 47—Hearing Assessments
Chapter 48—Heart and Vascular Disease Screening and Diagnostic Tests
Chapter 49—Infectious Disease Testing
Section 49.1—Chlamydia Test
Section 49.2—Hepatitis Diagnostic Tests
Section 49.3—Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Testing
Section 49.4—Tuberculosis (TB) Test
Chapter 50—Lung Disease Tests
Section 50.1—Understanding Lung Function Tests
Section 50.2—Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Section 50.3—Pneumonia
Chapter 51—Neurological Diagnostic Tests
Chapter 52—Prenatal and Infertility Tests
Section 52.1—Prenatal Tests
Section 52.2—Infertility Tests
Chapter 53—Sleep Disorder Tests
Chapter 54—Thyroid Tests
Section 54.1—Graves Disease Testing
Section 54.2—Hashimoto Disease Testing
Section 54.3—Thyroid Function and Disease Tests
Section 54.4—Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Test
Chapter 55—Vision Tests
Section 55.1—Routine Eye Exam
Section 55.2—Color Blindness Testing
Section 55.3—Comprehensive Dilated Eye Exam
Section 55.4—Common Vision Tests
Chapter 56—Vestibular (Balance) Problem Tests
Part VI: Home and Self-Ordered Tests
Chapter 57—An Introduction to Home-Use Medical Tests
Chapter 58—Cholesterol Home-Use Test
Chapter 59—Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Chapter 60—Drugs of Abuse Home Tests
Chapter 61—Gynecological Concerns Home Tests
Section 61.1—Ovulation (Saliva Test)
Section 61.2—Ovulation (Urine Test)
Section 61.3—Home Pregnancy Test
Section 61.4—Home Vaginal pH Test
Chapter 62—Menopause Home Test
Chapter 63—Hepatitis C Home Test
Chapter 64—HIV Home Test
Chapter 65—Prothrombin Home Test
Part VII: Additional Help and Information
Chapter 66—Glossary of Terms Related to Medical Tests
Chapter 67—Online Health Screening Tools
Chapter 68—Directory of Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs
Chapter 69—Organizations with Resources for People Undergoing Medical Tests