RT Book, Section
A1 Nicoll, C. Diana
A1 Lu, Chuanyi Mark
A2 Nicoll, Diana
A2 Mark Lu, Chuanyi
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1139362944
T1 Decision Making
T2 Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259640896
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139362944
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  clinician’s  main  task  is  to  make  reasoned  decisions  about  patient  care  based  on  available  clinical  information  and  estimated  clinical  outcomes.  Although  data  elicited  from  the  history  and  physical  examination  may  be  sufficient  for  making  a  diagnosis  or  for  guiding  therapy,  more  information  is  often  required.  Today’s  clinicians  rely  increasingly  on  diagnostic  tests  and  face  challenges  in  selecting  which  tests  to  order  and  in  interpreting  test  results.  This  chapter  aims  to  help  clinicians  understand  the  utility  as  well  as  the  limitations  of  diagnostic  testing  in  clinical  diagnosis  and  management.