excellent overview
As a physician I have referenced many books on laboratory medicine. This is by far one of the best for providing a concise,understandable, and more importantly, practical means of understanding laboratory tests and their clinical relevance.
A Great Book to Learn From
Dr. Desai's book is thorough and well organized; a fantastic reference to help you work through case studies and patient admissions. It is most useful for meticulous internal medicine patient write-ups. I highly recommend it to all med students, especially those going into the clinical years.
Required for class ... 
This book was required for a class and while the information that is covered is very thorough, they seem to leave many other things out. There is also a lot of page jumping to follow information. Definitely would not be my first choice.
About Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine (Clinicians Guide Series) detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #509030 in Books
- Published on: 2004-04
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 925 pages
Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine (Clinicians Guide Series) Description
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Pocket-sized reference offers updated step-by-step approaches to lab test interpretation. Features more than 700 boxes, tables, and algorithms. Includes expanded sections on neurology, nephrology, rheumatology, and more. Also includes a complementary smaller pocket-sized version. Previous edition: c2002. Softcover.