This unique new resource directs readers to the most efficient and cost-effective imaging and laboratory studies for any diagnostic challenge. Written by best-selling author Fred Ferri, MD, FACP, Ferri's Best Test presents complete guidance on both radiologic and laboratory approaches in a single, user-friendly source. It is available in soft-cover book format, and as software for most handheld devices.
Written by Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP, author of many best-selling books for primary care practice, Ferri's Best Test, 2nd Edition, equips you to quickly choose the most efficient and cost-effective diagnostic approach, including imaging or lab tests. Updates throughout, including more than 180 new tests...additional diagnostic modalities...and new algorithms...make this unique and user-friendly reference a must for determining which diagnostic tests to order. A portable, pocket-sized format allows for convenient consultation anytime, anywhere.
- Offers concise, well-organized guidance to the most common lab tests and diagnostic imaging modalities, all in one single resource, that makes reference remarkably fast and easy.
- Describes the most common imaging studies for each organ system, reviewing their indications, advantages, disadvantages, and approximate costs to simplify your decision-making process.
- Examines over 384 laboratory tests, describing the normal range of results in adult patients, typical abnormalities (positive tests, increased or decreased values), and the likeliest causes.
- Explores 231 common diseases and disorders, providing algorithms to help you select the single best test for diagnosing each condition.
- Features a portable, pocket-sized format that allows for convenient consultation anytime, anywhere.
- Features 184 new tests in an expanded laboratory test section; 8 additional diagnostic radiological modalities, including computed tomographic colonography, video capsule endoscopy, and intravascular ultrasonography; and 30 new algorithms in an expanded algorithm section, to provide you with the latest options for obtaining optimal diagnostic outcomes.
- Includes IU units added to all laboratory tests, to make the guidance more useful to clinicians practicing outside of the US.
Written by Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP, author of many best-selling books for primary care practice, Ferri's Best Test, 2nd Edition, equips you to quickly choose the most efficient and cost-effective diagnostic approach, including imaging or lab tests. Updates throughout, including more than 180 new tests...additional diagnostic modalities...and new algorithms...make this unique and user-friendly reference a must for determining which diagnostic tests to order. A portable, pocket-sized format allows for convenient consultation anytime, anywhere.
- Offers concise, well-organized guidance to the most common lab tests and diagnostic imaging modalities, all in one single resource, that makes reference remarkably fast and easy.
- Describes the most common imaging studies for each organ system, reviewing their indications, advantages, disadvantages, and approximate costs to simplify your decision-making process.
- Examines over 384 laboratory tests, describing the normal range of results in adult patients, typical abnormalities (positive tests, increased or decreased values), and the likeliest causes.
- Explores 231 common diseases and disorders, providing algorithms to help you select the single best test for diagnosing each condition.
- Features a portable, pocket-sized format that allows for convenient consultation anytime, anywhere.
- Features 184 new tests in an expanded laboratory test section; 8 additional diagnostic radiological modalities, including computed tomographic colonography, video capsule endoscopy, and intravascular ultrasonography; and 30 new algorithms in an expanded algorithm section, to provide you with the latest options for obtaining optimal diagnostic outcomes.
- Includes IU units added to all laboratory tests, to make the guidance more useful to clinicians practicing outside of the US.
SECTION I Diagnostic imaging A. Abdominal/GI imaging 1. Abdominal
film, plain (kidney, ureter, and bladder [ KUB]) 2. Barium enema 3. Barium
swallow (esophagram) 4. Upper GI series (UGI) 5. Computed tomographic
colonoscopy (CTC, Virtual colonoscopy) 6. CT of abdomen/pelvis 7. Helical or
spiral CT of abdomen/pelvis 8. Hepatobiliary (iminodiacetic acid [ IDA]) scan
9. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) 10. Percutaneous
biliary procedures 11. Magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRCP) 12. Meckel
scan (TC-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy) 13. MRI of abdomen 14. Small-bowel
series 15. Tc99m sulfur colloid scintigraphy (Tc99mSC) for GI bleeding
16. Tc-99m-labeled RBC scintigraphy for GI bleeding 17. Ultrasound of abdomen
18. Ultrasound of appendix 19. Ultrasound of gallbladder and bile ducts
20. Ultrasound of liver 21. Ultrasound of pancreas 22. Ultrasound of spleen
23. Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) B. Breast imaging 1. Mammogram 2. Breast
ultrasound 3. Magnetic resonance imaging of breast C. Cardiac imaging
1. Stress echocardiography 2. Cardiovascular radionuclide imaging (Thallium,
Sestamibi, Dipyridamole [ Persantine] scan) 3. Cardiac MRI (CMR)
4. Multidetector computed tomography 5. Trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
6. Trans-thoracic echocardiography D. Chest imaging 1. Chest x-ray 2. CT of
chest 3. Helical (Spiral) CT of chest 4. MRI of chest E. Endocrine imaging
1. Adrenal medullary scintigraphy (meta-iodobenzylguanidine [ MIBG] scan)
2. Parathyroid scan 3. Thyroid scan 4. Thyroid ultrasound F. Genitourinary
imaging 1. Obstetrical ultrasound 2. Pelvic ultrasound 3. Prostate
ultrasound 4. Renal ultrasound 5. Scrotal ultrasound 6. Transvaginal
(endovaginal) ultrasound 7. Urinary bladder ultrasound
8. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) 9. Intravenous pyelography (IVP) and
retrograde pyelography G. Musculoskeletal and spinal cord imaging 1. Plain
x-ray films of skeletal system 2. Bone densitometry (dual-energy x-ray
absorptiometry [ DEXA] scan) 3. MRI of spine 4. MRI of shoulder 5. MRI of hip
6. MRI of pelvis 7. MRI of knee 8. CT of spinal cord 9. Arthrography 10. CT
myelography 11. Nuclear imaging (Bone scan, Gallium scan, WBC scan)
H. Neuroimaging of brain 1. CT of brain 2. MRI of brain I. Positron
emission tomography (PET) J. Single photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT) K. Vascular imaging 1. Angiography 2. Aorta ultrasound 3. Arterial
ultrasound 4. Captopril renal scan (CRS) 5. Carotid ultrasonography
6. Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) 7. Magnetic resonance angiography
(MRA) 8. Magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging (MRDTI) 9. Pulmonary
angiography 10. Transcranial Doppler 11. Venography 12. Venous Doppler
ultrasound 13. Ventilation/perfusion lung scan (V/Q Scan) L. Oncology
1.
Whole body integrated (dual modality) positron emission tomography (PET) and
CT (PET/CT)
2. Whole body MRI SECTION II Laboratory values and
interpretation of results ACE level * Acetone (serum and plasma) *
Acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibody * Acid phosphatase * Acid serum test *
Activated clotting time (ACT) * Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)
* Adrenocorticotropic hormone * Alanine aminopeptidase * Alanine
aminotransferase * Albumin (serum) * Alcohol dehydrogenase * Aldolase (serum)
* Aldosterone (plasma) * Alkaline phosphatase (serum) * Alpha-1-antitrypsin
(serum) * Alpha-1-fetoprotein (serum) * ALT * Aluminum (serum) * AMA *
Amebiasis serological test * Aminolevulic acid (d-ALA) (24 h urine
collection) * Ammonia (serum) * Amylase (serum) * Amylase, Urine * Amyloid A
protein (serum) * ANA * ANCA * Androstenedione (serum) * Angiotensin II *
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE level) * ANH * Anion gap * Anticardiolipin
antibody (ACA) * Anticoagulant * Anti-HCV * Antidiuretic hormone * Anti-DNA *
Anti-dsDNA * Anti-globin test, direct * Antiglomerular basement antibody *
Antihistone * Antimitochondrial antibody (AMA) * Antineutrophil cytoplasmic
antibody (ANCA) * Antinuclear antibody (ANA) * Antiphospholipid * Antibody *
Anti-RNP Antibody * Anti-Scl-70 * Anti-Sm (anti-Smith) Antibody * Anti-smooth
muscle antibody * Antistreptolysin O titer * Antithrombin III *
Apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) * Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) * Arterial blood
gases * Arthrocentesis fluid * ASLO titer * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST,
SGOT) * Atrial natriuretic hormone (ANH) * Basophil count * Bicarbonate *
Bile acid breath test * Bile, urine * Bilirubin, direct * Bilirubin, indirect
* Bilirubin, total * Bilirubin, urine * Bladder tumor associated antigen *
Bleeding time * Blood volume, total * Bordetella pertussis serology *
BRCA-1,BRCA-2 * Breath hydrogen test * B-type natriuretic peptide * Bun * C3
* C4 * CA 15-3 * CA 27-29 * CA 72-4 * CA 125 * Calcitonin (serum) * Calcium
(serum) * Calcium, urine * Cancer antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3) * Cancer antigen
27-29 (CA 27-29) * Cancer antigen 72-4 * (CA 72-4) * Cancer antigen 125 (CA
125) * Captopril stimulation test * Carbamazepine (tegretol) * Carbohydrate
antigen 19-9 * Carbon dioxide, partial pressure * Carbon monoxide *
Carboxyhemoglobin * Cardiac markers (serum) * Cardiac troponins *
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) * Cardio-CRP * Carotene (serum) *
Catecholamines, urine * CBC * CCK-PZ * CD4 T-lymphocyte count (CD4 T-cells) *
CD40 ligand * CEA * Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) * Ceruloplasmin (serum) *
Chlamydia group antibody serological test * Chlamydia trachomatis PCR *
Chloride, serum * Chloride (sweat) * Chloride, urine *
Cholecystokinin-pancreozymin (CCK, CCK-PZ) * Cholesterol, low-density
lipoprotein * Lipoprotein cholesterol * Cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein
* Lipoprotein cholesterol * Cholesterol, total * Chorionic gonadotropins,
human (serum) * Chymotrypsin * Circulating anticoagulant (antiphospholipid
antibody, lupus anticoagulant) * Clonidine suppression test * CK * Clonidine
suppression test * Clostridium difficile toxin assay (stool) * CO *
Coagulation factors * Cold agglutinins titer * Complement (C3, C4) * Complete
blood count (CBC) * Coombs, direct (Antiglobulin Test, Direct, DAT) * Coombs,
indirect * CPK * Copper (serum) * Copper, urine * Corticotropin releasing
hormone (CRH) stimulation test * Cortisol (plasma) * C-peptide * CPK *
C-reactive protein * Creatinine kinase (CK, CPK) * Creatinine kinase
isoenzymes * CK-MB * CK-MM * CK-BB * Creatinine (serum) * Creatinine
clearance * Creatinine, urine * Cryoglobulins (serum) * Cryptosporidium
antigen by EIA (stool) * CSF * Cystatin C * Cystic Fibrosis PCR *
Cytomegalovirus by PCR * D-Dimer * Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate *
Deoxycorticosterone (11-deoxycorticosterone, doc), serum * Dexamethasone
suppression test, overnight * Dihydrotestosterone serum, urine *
Disaccharideabsorption tests * DOC * Donath-Landsteiner (D-L) test for
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria * d-Xylose absorption test * Digoxin (lanoxin)
* Dilantin * Dopamine * Electrolytes, urine * Electrophoresis, hemoglobin *
Electrophoresis, protein * ENA-complex * Endomysial antibodies * Eosinophil
count * Epinephrine, plasma * Epstein-Barr virus serology * Erythrocyte
sedimentation rate (ESR) (Westergren) * Erythropoietin (EP) * Estradiol
(serum) * Estrogens, total * Ethanol (blood) * Extractable nuclear antigen
(ENA complex, anti-RNP antibody, anti-Sm, anti-Smith) * FDP * Factor V leiden
* Fecal fat, qualitative * Fecal fat, quantitative * Fecal globin
immunochemical test * Ferritin (serum) * Fibrin degradation products (FDP) *
Fibrinogen * Fluorescent treponemal antibody * Folate (folic acid) * Follicle
stimulating hormone * Free T4 * Free thyroxine index * FSH * FTA-ABS (serum)
* Furosemide stimulation test * Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) * Gastrin
(serum) * Gastrin stimulation test * Gliadin antibodies, IgA and IgG *
Glomerular basement membrane antibody * Glomerular filtration rate * Glucagon
* Glucose fasting * Glucose, post-prandial * Glucose tolerance test *
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase screen (blood) * aACE level * Acetone
(serum and plasma) * Acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibody * Acid
phosphatase * Acid serum test * Activated clotting time (ACT) * Activated
partial thromboplastin time (APTT) * Adrenocorticotropic hormone * Alanine
aminopeptidase * Alanine aminotransferase * Albumin (serum) * Alcohol
dehydrogenase * Aldolase (serum) * Aldosterone (plasma) * Alkaline
phosphatase (serum) * Alpha-1-antitrypsin (serum) * Alpha-1-fetoprotein
(serum) * ALT * Aluminum (serum) * AMA * Amebiasis serological test *
Aminolevulic acid (d-ALA) (24 h urine collection) * Ammonia (serum) * Amylase
(serum) * Amylase, Urine * Amyloid A protein (serum) * ANA * ANCA *
Androstenedione (serum) * Angiotensin II * Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE
level) * ANH * Anion gap * Anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) * Anticoagulant *
Anti-HCV * Antidiuretic hormone * Anti-DNA * Anti-dsDNA * Anti-globin test,
direct * Antiglomerular basement antibody * Antihistone * Antimitochondrial
antibody (AMA) * Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) * Antinuclear
antibody (ANA) * Antiphospholipid * Antibody * Anti-RNP Antibody *
Anti-Scl-70 * Anti-Sm (anti-Smith) Antibody * Anti-smooth muscle antibody *
Antistreptolysin O titer * Antithrombin III * Apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) *
Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) * Arterial blood gases * Arthrocentesis fluid * ASLO
titer * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, SGOT) * Atrial natriuretic hormone
(ANH) * Basophil count * Bicarbonate * Bile acid breath test * Bile, urine *
Bilirubin, direct * Bilirubin, indirect * Bilirubin, total * Bilirubin, urine
* Bladder tumor associated antigen * Bleeding time * Blood volume, total *
Bordetella pertussis serology * BRCA-1,BRCA-2 * Breath hydrogen test * B-type
natriuretic peptide * Bun * C3 * C4 * CA 15-3 * CA 27-29 * CA 72-4 * CA 125 *
Calcitonin (serum) * Calcium (serum) * Calcium, urine * Cancer antigen 15-3
(CA 15-3) * Cancer antigen 27-29 (CA 27-29) * Cancer antigen 72-4 * (CA 72-4)
* Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) * Captopril stimulation test * Carbamazepine
(tegretol) * Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 * Carbon dioxide, partial pressure *
Carbon monoxide * Carboxyhemoglobin * Cardiac markers (serum) * Cardiac
troponins * Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) * Cardio-CRP * Carotene (serum) *
Catecholamines, urine * CBC * CCK-PZ * CD4 T-lymphocyte count (CD4 T-cells) *
CD40 ligand * CEA * Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) * Ceruloplasmin (serum) *
Chlamydia group antibody serological test * Chlamydia trachomatis PCR *
Chloride, serum * Chloride (sweat) * Chloride, urine *
Cholecystokinin-pancreozymin (CCK, CCK-PZ) * Cholesterol, low-density
lipoprotein * Lipoprotein cholesterol * Cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein
* Lipoprotein cholesterol * Cholesterol, total * Chorionic gonadotropins,
human (serum) * Chymotrypsin * Circulating anticoagulant (antiphospholipid
antibody, lupus anticoagulant) * Clonidine suppression test * CK * Clonidine
suppression test * Clostridium difficile toxin assay (stool) * CO *
Coagulation factors * Cold agglutinins titer * Complement (C3, C4) * Complete
blood count (CBC) * Coombs, direct (Antiglobulin Test, Direct, DAT) * Coombs,
indirect * CPK * Copper (serum) * Copper, urine * Corticotropin releasing
hormone (CRH) stimulation test * Cortisol (plasma) * C-peptide * CPK *
C-reactive protein * Creatinine kinase (CK, CPK) * Creatinine kinase
isoenzymes * CK-MB * CK-MM * CK-BB * Creatinine (serum) * Creatinine
clearance * Creatinine, urine * Cryoglobulins (serum) * Cryptosporidium
antigen by EIA (stool) * CSF * Cystatin C * Cystic Fibrosis PCR *
Cytomegalovirus by PCR * D-Dimer * Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate *
Deoxycorticosterone (11-deoxycorticosterone, doc), serum * Dexamethasone
suppression test, overnight * Dihydrotestosterone serum, urine *
Disaccharideabsorption tests * DOC * Donath-Landsteiner (D-L) test for
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria * d-Xylose absorption test * Digoxin (lanoxin)
* Dilantin * Dopamine * Electrolytes, urine * Electrophoresis, hemoglobin *
Electrophoresis, protein * ENA-complex * Endomysial antibodies * Eosinophil
count * Epinephrine, plasma * Epstein-Barr virus serology * Erythrocyte
sedimentation rate (ESR) (Westergren) * Erythropoietin (EP) * Estradiol
(serum) * Estrogens, total * Ethanol (blood) * Extractable nuclear antigen
(ENA complex, anti-RNP antibody, anti-Sm, anti-Smith) * FDP * Factor V leiden
* Fecal fat, qualitative * Fecal fat, quantitative * Fecal globin
immunochemical test * Ferritin (serum) * Fibrin degradation products (FDP) *
Fibrinogen * Fluorescent treponemal antibody * Folate (folic acid) * Follicle
stimulating hormone * Free T4 * Free thyroxine index * FSH * FTA-ABS (serum)
* Furosemide stimulation test * Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) * Gastrin
(serum) * Gastrin stimulation test * Gliadin antibodies, IgA and IgG *
Glomerular basement membrane antibody * Glomerular filtration rate * Glucagon
* Glucose fasting * Glucose, post-prandial * Glucose tolerance test *
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase screen (blood) * aACE level * Acetone
(serum and plasma) * Acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibody * Acid
phosphatase * Acid serum test * Activated clotting time (ACT) * Activated
partial thromboplastin time (APTT) * Adrenocorticotropic hormone * Alanine
aminopeptidase * Alanine aminotransferase * Albumin (serum) * Alcohol
dehydrogenase * Aldolase (serum) * Aldosterone (plasma) * Alkaline
phosphatase (serum) * Alpha-1-antitrypsin (serum) * Alpha-1-fetoprotein
(serum) * ALT * Aluminum (serum) * AMA * Amebiasis serological test *
Aminolevulic acid (d-ALA) (24 h urine collection) * Ammonia (serum) * Amylase
(serum) * Amylase, Urine * Amyloid A protein (serum) * ANA * ANCA *
Androstenedione (serum) * Angiotensin II * Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE
level) * ANH * Anion gap * Anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) * Anticoagulant *
Anti-HCV * Antidiuretic hormone * Anti-DNA * Anti-dsDNA * Anti-globin test,
direct * Antiglomerular basement antibody * Antihistone * Antimitochondrial
antibody (AMA) * Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) * Antinuclear
antibody (ANA) * Antiphospholipid * Antibody * Anti-RNP Antibody *
Anti-Scl-70 * Anti-Sm (anti-Smith) Antibody * Anti-smooth muscle antibody *
Antistreptolysin O titer * Antithrombin III * Apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) *
Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) * Arterial blood gases * Arthrocentesis fluid * ASLO
titer * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, SGOT) * Atrial natriuretic hormone
(ANH) * Basophil count * Bicarbonate * Bile acid breath test * Bile, urine *
Bilirubin, direct * Bilirubin, indirect * Bilirubin, total * Bilirubin, urine
* Bladder tumor associated antigen * Bleeding time * Blood volume, total *
Bordetella pertussis serology * BRCA-1,BRCA-2 * Breath hydrogen test * B-type
natriuretic peptide * Bun * C3 * C4 * CA 15-3 * CA 27-29 * CA 72-4 * CA 125 *
Calcitonin (serum) * Calcium (serum) * Calcium, urine * Cancer antigen 15-3
(CA 15-3) * Cancer antigen 27-29 (CA 27-29) * Cancer antigen 72-4 * (CA 72-4)
* Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) * Captopril stimulation test * Carbamazepine
(tegretol) * Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 * Carbon dioxide, partial pressure *
Carbon monoxide * Carboxyhemoglobin * Cardiac markers (serum) * Cardiac
troponins * Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) * Cardio-CRP * Carotene (serum) *
Catecholamines, urine * CBC * CCK-PZ * CD4 T-lymphocyte count (CD4 T-cells) *
CD40 ligand * CEA * Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) * Ceruloplasmin (serum) *
Chlamydia group antibody serological test * Chlamydia trachomatis PCR *
Chloride, serum * Chloride (sweat) * Chloride, urine *
Cholecystokinin-pancreozymin (CCK, CCK-PZ) * Cholesterol, low-density
lipoprotein * Lipoprotein cholesterol * Cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein
* Lipoprotein cholesterol * Cholesterol, total * Chorionic gonadotropins,
human (serum) * Chymotrypsin * Circulating anticoagulant (antiphospholipid
antibody, lupus anticoagulant) * Clonidine suppression test * CK * Clonidine
suppression test * Clostridium difficile toxin assay (stool) * CO *
Coagulation factors * Cold agglutinins titer * Complement (C3, C4) * Complete
blood count (CBC) * Coombs, direct (Antiglobulin Test, Direct, DAT) * Coombs,
indirect * CPK * Copper (serum) * Copper, urine * Corticotropin releasing
hormone (CRH) stimulation test * Cortisol (plasma) * C-peptide * CPK *
C-reactive protein * Creatinine kinase (CK, CPK) * Creatinine kinase
isoenzymes * CK-MB * CK-MM * CK-BB * Creatinine (serum) * Creatinine
clearance * Creatinine, urine * Cryoglobulins (serum) * Cryptosporidium
antigen by EIA (stool) * CSF * Cystatin C * Cystic Fibrosis PCR *
Cytomegalovirus by PCR * D-Dimer * Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate *
Deoxycorticosterone (11-deoxycorticosterone, doc), serum * Dexamethasone
suppression test, overnight * Dihydrotestosterone serum, urine *
Disaccharideabsorption tests * DOC * Donath-Landsteiner (D-L) test for
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria * d-Xylose absorption test * Digoxin (lanoxin)
* Dilantin * Dopamine * Electrolytes, urine * Electrophoresis, hemoglobin *
Electrophoresis, protein * ENA-complex * Endomysial antibodies * Eosinophil
count * Epinephrine, plasma * Epstein-Barr virus serology * Erythrocyte
sedimentation rate (ESR) (Westergren) * Erythropoietin (EP) * Estradiol
(serum) * Estrogens, total * Ethanol (blood) * Extractable nuclear antigen
(ENA complex, anti-RNP antibody, anti-Sm, anti-Smith) * FDP * Factor V leiden
* Fecal fat, qualitative * Fecal fat, quantitative * Fecal globin
immunochemical test * Ferritin (serum) * Fibrin degradation products (FDP) *
Fibrinogen * Fluorescent treponemal antibody * Folate (folic acid) * Follicle
stimulating hormone * Free T4 * Free thyroxine index * FSH * FTA-ABS (serum)
* Furosemide stimulation test * Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) * Gastrin
(serum) * Gastrin stimulation test * Gliadin antibodies, IgA and IgG *
Glomerular basement membrane antibody * Glomerular filtration rate * Glucagon
* Glucose fasting * Glucose, post-prandial * Glucose tolerance test *
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase screen (blood) * a-Glutamyl transferase
(GGT) * Glycated (glycosylated) hemoglobin (HbAIc) * Growth hormone * Growth
hormone releasing hormone * Growth hormone suppression test (after glucose) *
Ham test (acid serum test) * Haptoglobin (serum) * HDL * Helicobacter pylori,
serology, stool antigen * Hematocrit * Hemoglobin * Hemoglobin
electrophoresis * Hemoglobin, glycated * Hemoglobin, glycosylated *
Hemoglobin H * Hemoglobin, urine * Hemosiderin, urine * Heparin induced
thrombocytopenia antibodies * Hepatitis A antibody * Hepatits B core antibody
* Hepatits B DNA * Hepatits Be antigen and antibody * Hepatits B surface
antibody * Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) * Hepatitis C antibody
(anti-HCV) * Hepatitis C RNA * Hepatitis Delta antigen and antibody *
Her-2/nue * Herpes simplex virus (HSV) * Heterophil antibody * HFE screen for
hereditary hemochromatosis * High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol *
Homocysteine, plasma * Hs-CRP * HSV * Human HerpesVirus 8 (HHV8) * Human
immunodeficiency virus antibody, type 1 (HIV-1) 5-Hydroxyindole-acetic acid,
urine * Human Papilloma virus (HPV) * Huntington Disease PCR * Immune complex
assay * Immunoglobulins * Influenza A and B tests * INR * Insulin
autoantibodies * Insulin, free * Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1), serum
* Insulin-like growth factor II * International normalized ratio (INR) *
Intrinsic factor antibodies * Iron, serum * Iron binding capacity (TIBC) *
Iron saturation (% transferrin saturation) * Lactate (blood) * Lactate
dehydrogenase (LDH) * Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes * Lactose tolerance
test (serum) * Lanoxin * Lap score * Lead * LDH * LDL * Legionella
pneumophila PCR * Legionella titer * Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) *
LH * Lipase * Lipoprotein (a) * Lipoprotein cholesterol, low density *
Lipoprotein cholesterol * Lipoprotein cholesterol, high density * Lipoprotein
cholesterol * Liver kidney microsome type 1 antibodies (LKM1) * Low-density
lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol * Lupus anticoagulant (LA) test * Luteinizing
hormone (LH), blood * Lymphocytes * Magnesium (serum) * Mean corpuscular
volume (MCV) * Metanephrines, urine * Methylmalonic acid, serum *
Mitochondrial antibody (AMA) * Monocyte count * Mycoplasma pneumoniae PCR *
Myelin basic protein, cerebrospinal fluid * Myoglobin, urine * Natriuretic
peptide * Neisseria gonorrhoeae PCR * Neutrophil count * Norepinephrine * 5'
nucleotidase * Osmolality, serum * Osmolality, urine * Osmotic fragility test
* Paracentesis fluid * Parathyroid hormone * Parietal cell antibodies *
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT), activated partial thromboplastin time
(APTT) Pepsinogen I * PFA * pH, blood * pH, urine * Phenobarbital * Phenytoin
(dilantin) * Phosphatase, acid * Phosphatase, alkaline * Phosphate *
Plasminogen * Platelet aggregation * Platelet antibodies * Platelet count *
Platelet function analysis 100 assay (PFA) * Potassium (serum) * Potassium,
urine * Procainamide * Progesterone, serum * Prolactin * Prostatic specific
antigen (PSA) * Prostatic acid phosphatase * Protein (serum) * Protein C
assay * Protein electrophoresis (serum) * Protein S assay * Prothrombin time
(PT) * Protoporphyrin (free erythrocyte) * PSA * PT * PTT * RDW * Red blood
cell count * Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) * Red blood cell folate
* Red blood cell mass (volume) * Renin (serum) * Respiratory syncytial virus
(RSV) screen * Reticulocyte count * Rheumatoid factor * RNP * Rotavirus
serology * Schilling test * Sedimentation rate * Semen analysis * SGOT * SGPT
* Sickle cell test * Smooth muscle antibody * Sodium (serum) * Streptozyme *
Sucrose hemolysis test (sugar water test) * Sudan III stain (qualitative
screening for fecal fat) * T3 (triiodothyronine) * T3 resin uptake (T3RU) *
T4, Serum T4, and free (free thyroxine) * Serum free T4 * Tegretol *
Testosterone * Theophylline * Thiamine * Thoracentesis fluid * Thrombin time
(TT) * Thyroglobulin * Thyroid microsomal antibodies * Thyroid-stimulating
hormone (TSH) * Thyrotropin (TSH) receptor antibodies * Thyrotropin releasing
hormone (TRH) stimulation test * TIBC * Tissue transglutaminase antibody *
Transferrin Triglycerides * Triiodothyronine * Troponins, serum * TSH * TT *
Unconjugated bilirubin * Urea nitrogen * Uric acid * Urinalysis * Urine
amylase * Urine bile * Urine calcium * Urine cAMP * Urine catecholamines *
Urine chloride * Urine copper * Urine cortisol, free * Urine creatinine (24
hour) * Urine crystals * Urine eosinophils * Urine glucose (qualitative) *
Urine hemoglobin, free * Urine hemosiderin * Urine 5-hydroxyindole acetic
acid (urine 5-HIAA) * Urine indican * Urine ketones (semiquantitative) *
Urine metanephrines * Urine myoglobin * Urine nitrite * Urine occult blood *
Urine osmolality * Urine pH * Urine phosphate * Urine potassium * Urine
protein (quantitative) * Urine sodium (quantitative) * Urine specific gravity
* Urine vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) * Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) serology *
Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) * Venereal disease research laboratories
(VDRL) * VIP * Viscosity (serum) * Vitamin B12 * Vitamin D, 1,25 dihydroxy
calciferol * Vitamin K * von Willebrand factor * WBCs * Westergren * White
blood cell count * d-xylose absorption Section III Diseases and disorders
1. Abdominal abscess 2. Abruptio placentae 3. Achalasia 4. Acoustic neuroma
5. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 6. Acromegaly 7. Actinomycosis
8. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) 9. Addison's disease
10. Adrenal mass 11. Aldosteronism 12. Alkaline phosphatase elevation
13. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency 14. ALT/AST elevation 15. Alzheimers's
disease 16. Amaurosis fugax 17. Amebiasis 18. Amenorrhea, primary
19. Amenorrhea, secondary 20. Amyloidosis 21. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
22. Anemia, macrocytic 23. Anemia, microcytic 24. Aneurysm of abdominal aorta
25. Antinuclear antibody (ANA) positive 26. Antiphospholipid antibody
syndrome 27. Aortic dissection 28. Appendicitis 29. Arthritis, infectious
(bacterial) 30. Ascariasis 31. Ascites 32. Aseptic necrosis 33. Back pain,
acute, LS area 34. Baker cyst 35. Bilirubin elevation 36. Bleeding disorder,
congenital 37. Brain abscess 38. Breast abscess 39. Breast implant rupture
40. Breast mass 41. Breast nipple discharge 42. Brochiectasis 43. Budd-Chiari
syndrome 44. Carcinoid syndrome 45. Cardiomegaly on chest x-ray
46. Cat-scratch disease 47. Cavernous sinus thrombosis 48. Celiac disease
49. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) 50. Cholangitis 51. Cholecystitis
52. Cholelithiasis 53. Claudication 54. Constipation 55. CPK elevation
56. Cushing's syndrome 57. Cyanosis 58. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
59. Delirium 60. Diabetes insipidus 61. Diarrhea 62. Disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC) 63. Diverticulitis 64. Dyspepsia
65. Dysphagia 66. Dyspnea 67. Dysuria 68. Echinococcosis 69. Ectopic
pregnancy 70. Edema, generalized 71. Edema, lower extremity 72. Endocarditis,
infective 73. Endometriosis 74. Enuresis 75. Epiglottitis 76. Esophageal
perforation 77. Fatigue 78. Fever of undetermined origin (FUO) 79. Genital
lesions/ulcers 80. Goiter 81. Gout 82. Gynecomastia 83. Hearing loss
84. Hematuria 85. Hemochromatosis 86. Hemophilia 87. Hemoptysis 88. Hepatitis
A 89. Hepatitis B, acute 90. Hepatitits C 91. Hepatomegaly 92. Hepatorenal
syndrome 93. Hirsutism 94. Hydrocephalus, normal pressure (NPH)
95. Hypercalcemia 96. Hyperkalemia 97. Hypermagnesemia 98. Hypernatremia
99. Hyperphosphatemia 100. Hyperthyroidism 101. Hypocalcemia
102. Hypogonadism 103. Hypokalemia 104. Hypomagnesemia 105. Hyponatremia
106. Hypophosphatemia 107. Hypothyroidism 108. Infertility 109. Insulinoma
110. Intracranial mass 111. Jaundice 112. Joint effusion 113. Knee pain
114. Liver abscess 115. Liver function test elevations 116. Liver mass
117. Lung abscess 118. Lymphadenopathy, axillary 119. Lymphadenopathy,
cervical 120. Lymphadenopathy epitrochlear 121. Lymphadenopathy, generalized
122. Lymphadenopathy, inguinal 123. Lymphedema 124. Macrocytosis
125. Malabsorption, suspected 126. Mastoiditis 127. Meckel's diverticulum
128. Mediastinal adenopathy 129. Meningioma 130. Meningitis 131. Mesenteric
venous thrombosis 132. Mesothelioma 133. Metabolic acidosis 134. Metabolic
alkalosis 135. Microcytosis 136. Multiple myeloma 137. Multiple sclerosis
138. Muscle cramps 139. Muscle weakness 140. Myasthenia gravis (MG)
141. Myocardial ischemia, suspected 142. Neck mass 143. Neutropenia
144. Oliguria 145. Osteomyelitis 146. Osteonecrosis 147. Osteoporosis
148. Paget's disease of bone 149. Pancreatic cancer 150. Pancreatic mass
151. Pancreatitis, acute 152. Pelvic abscess 153. Pelvic mass 154. Pelvic
pain, reproductive age woman 155. Peptic ulcer disease 156. Peripheral
arterial disease 157. Peripheral nerve dysfunction 158. Perirectal abscess
159. Pheochromocytoma 160. Pituitary adenoma 161. Placenta previa
162. Pleural effusion 163. Polyarteritis nodosa 164. Polycystic kidney
disease 165. Polycythemia vera 166. Portal hypertension 167. Portal vein
thrombosis 168. Prolactinoma 169. Prostate cancer 170. Proteinuria
171. Pruritus, generalized 172. Pseudomembranous colitis 173. Puberty,
delayed 174. Puberty, precocious 175. Pulmonary embolism 176. Pulmonary
hypertension 177. Pulmonary nodule 178. Purpura 179. Reflex sympathetic
dystrophy (RSD) 180. Renal artery stenosis 181. Renal insufficiency
182. Renal mass 183. Renal vein thrombosis 184. Respiratory acidosis
185. Respiratory alkalosis 186. Retropharyngeal abscess 187. Rhabdomyolisis
188. Rotator cuff tear 189. Sacroiliac joint pain 190. Salivary gland
neoplasm 191. Sarcoidosis 192. Scrotal mass 193. Seizure disorder 194. SIADH
(syndrome of inappropriate ant-diuretic hormone secretion)
195. Sialolithiasis 196. Sinusitis 197. Small bowel obstruction 198. Spinal
epidural abscess 199. Spinal stenosis 200. Splenomegaly 201. Subarachnoid
hemorrhage 202. Subclavian steal syndrome 203. Subdural hematoma
204. Superior vena cava syndrome 205. Syncope 206. Temporal arteritis
207. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome 208. Testicular neoplasm
209. Testicular torsion 210. Thoracic outlet syndrome 211. Thrombocytopenia
212. Thrombocytosis 213. Thyroid nodule 214. Thyroiditis 215. Tinnitus
216. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) 217. Trigeminal neuralgia 218. Urethral
discharge 219. Urolithiasis 220. Urticaria 221. Vaginal bleeding, 1st
trimester 222. Vaginal discharge 223. Vertigo 224. Viral hepatitis 225. von
Willebrandt's disease 226. Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia 227. Wegener's
granulomatosis 228. Weight gain 229. Weight loss, involuntary 230. Wilson's
disease 231. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
