Overview
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
Full Product Details
Author: Fred F Ferri, MD Facp (Clinical Professor the Warren Alpert Medical School Brown University Providence Rhode Island)
Publisher: Elsevier
Imprint: Elsevier
Edition: 5th ed.
Weight: 4.500kg
ISBN: 9780323823937
ISBN 10: 0323823939
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 16 March 2022
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Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
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.
