Abnormal Laboratory Results Manual

Professor Geoffrey Milton Kellerman is currently Emeritus Professor of Biochemical Science at the University of Newcastle, where he has been based for almost 30 years. He specialises in clinical chemistry and is a visiting medical officer in clinical chemistry at the Hunter Area Health Service.

• Abnormal Laboratory ResultsForewordPreface to the third editionContributorsAcknowledgmentsPart 1 General Issues 1 What to do about abnormal laboratory results2 Abnormal laboratory results3 What does the reference range of a biochemical screen test mean? 4 Pitfalls in interpreting laboratory results5 Moving beyond sensitivity and specificity: using likelihood ratios to help interpret diagnostic tests6 Point-of-care testing comes of age in Australia7 Urine testing Part 2 Biochemistry Tests8 Plasma sodium9 Serum potassium10 Serum urea11 Assessing renal function12 Interpreting arterial blood gases13 Calcium and vitamin D14 Magnesium: the forgotten electrolyte15 Hyperuricaemia16 Liver function tests17 Interpretation and significance of high blood cholesterol18 Managing hyperlipidaemia: criteria for investigating lipids19 New cardiac markers20 B-type natriuretic peptide: a new diagnostic tool for congestive heart failure21 Thyroid function tests22 Evaluating adrenocortical function in adults23 The glucose tolerance test24 Diabetes monitoring: use of glycated haemoglobin and glycated protein assays25 Fertility testing26 Biochemical tests in pregnancy27 Biochemical tests for abnormalities in pregnancy28 Interpreting paediatric biochemistry results29 Drug screens30 Therapeutic drug monitoring: which drugs, why, when and how to do itPart 3 Haematology Tests31 The red cells 32 Interpreting biochemical tests for iron deficiency: diagnostic difficulties imposed by the limitations of individual tests33 Appropriate use of tests for folate and vitamin B deficiency34 Screening for thalassaemia and haemoglobin variants35 Investigations for thrombotic tendencies36 Tests of haemostasis: detecting the patient at risk of bleeding37 Abnormal haematology results in childrenPart 4 Microbiology Tests 38 Hepatitis B: laboratory diagnosis and vaccination39 Hepatitis C: laboratory diagnosis and monitoring40 HIV testing in Australia41 Testing for sexually transmitted infections42 Testing for Helicobacter pyloriPart 5 Immunology Tests43 Screening for multiple myeloma44 Testing cell-mediated immunity45 Cell markers46 Skin prick testing and in vitro assays for allergic sensitivity47 Antinuclear antibodies (ANA)48 Rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodyPart 6 Genetic Tests49 BRCA testing for familial breast cancerIndex