Laboratory Diagnostic Pathways

This De Gruyter Publishers app-book, Laboratory Diagnostic Pathways, improves your performance with relevant, valid material which is accessed quickly and with minimal effort in the palm of your hand using its patented technology.

THIS APP-BOOK includes unique functions such as:

• A powerful search
• Bookmarks
• Complete set of medical calculators; Body Mass Index, Peak Expiratory Flows, Dehydration Correction Calculator and more
• Highlighting
• High resolution pictures
• History
• Notes and picture notes

About this title

• Groundbreaking work for standardization, quality assurance, and rationalization in clinical practice
• Provides diagnostic algorithms jointly developed by laboratory physicians and clinicians
• Based on international guidelines

Aims and Scope

The prognosis of a disease often depends on the timing of therapeutic invention, which in turn strongly relies on a reliable and quick diagnosis. Laboratory diagnostic pathways are algorithms that give structure to the diagnostic process, thereby minimizing the risk of mistreatment, shortening the hospital stay, and lowering the cost for treatment.

This book offers 70 diagnostic algorithms that lead physicians and laboratory personnel through the diagnostic process in a step-by-step fashion. In Part One, general basics, infrastructure, and economic aspects are discussed and tipps for implementation are given. Part Two introduces screening methods for cases without a suspected diagnosis as well as specific pathways for stepwise diagnosis of the most common diseases, accompanied by information on pathophysiology, preanalytical measures, implementation, and interpretation of results.

Edited by Hofmann, Walter / Aufenanger, Johannes / Hoffmann, Georg