Best interpretive lab data book out there!
I have used this WONDERFUL book since my medical training days and find it to be invaluable. I have several other well known books on lab analysis and they don't come close to this book. It's unbelievable to me that so much information can be packed into such a small volume. I HIGHLY recommend it for all Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioners, MD's, Lab Techs, and anyone else in the medical/laboratory field!
There's a new edition for this excellent book!
This book goes beyond a "lab" book, encompassing etiologies, algorithms on further evaluation, and pathophysiology. Inside you can find, for example, the incidence of neonatal conjunctivitis in mothers with chylamydial infections, clinical features of primary biliary cirrhosis, and diagrams of the red blood cell reactions in indirect vs direct Coombs reactions. I first bought this book as a medical student when I spent over an hour doing a lit search on immunoglobulins and the intern found a better answer the next day in one second by opening this book. Definitely worth the purchase price! There is a 2002 version of this book and it includes reference articles after each lab test entry. P.S. Now exists in a PDA version, too.
concise and thorough
This book provides a quick, 1 page glance at lab value interpretation. Indexed in alphabetical order, the reference ranges are given for adults, and pediatrics, followed by the significance of high or low lab values. The book is small, easy to carry and loaded with information.
About Bakerman's ABC's of Interpretive Laboratory Data detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #24738 in Books
- Published on: 2002-01-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 580 pages
Bakerman's ABC's of Interpretive Laboratory Data Description
Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ. Pocket-sized outline for residents, medical students, nurses, laboratory personnel, and professionals. Alphabetically lists 500 common and uncommon tests and test panels. Includes specimen, reference range, method, and interpretation. A new section, selected reference, has been added. Previous edition: c1994. Softcover.
