Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine: Pocket
Description
About Dr. Samir Desai Dr. Samir Desai serves on the faculty of the Baylor College of Medicine in the Department of Medicine. He has educated premedical students, medical students, residents, and international medical graduates, work for which he has received numerous teaching awards. As a member of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, he is deeply committed to student education. He is an author and editor, having written 18 books that together have sold over 250,000 copies worldwide. Dr. Desai is deeply committed to enhancing the quality of patient care, reducing medical errors, and reducing health care costs. This desire led him to write the book Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine: Pocket , a resource widely used in the curriculum of medical, PA, and nurse practitioner schools, and listed as one of the "Best Medical Books of All Time" by The Medical Media Review. At Baylor, he is investigating ways in which technology can be used by healthcare professionals to enhance patient care. One initiative currently underway is "Creating and Implementing a Patient Safety Checklist App for Residents and Students on Medicine Wards," a project that was awarded an Innovations Grant by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. He is also a member of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Mobile Application Project Team. He has written extensively outside of laboratory medicine. One of his titles, The Successful Match , is a well regarded and highly acclaimed book that has helped thousands of residency applicants match successfully. This book has been identified as a high-value resource by the AAMC Group on Student Affairs. After completing his residency training in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Dr. Desai had the opportunity of serving as chief medical resident. He received his M.D. degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, graduating first in his class.
Features & Highlights
- Step 1...Step 2...Step 3...
- From Abnormal Lab Test to Diagnosis Through a Series of Steps
- With lab test results impacting 60-70% of all critical patient care decisions, clinicians must not only choose
- the right test
- - they must also evaluate lab data in the context of the patient's clinical presentation.
- For over 20 years, the
- Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine: Pocket
- has provided clinicians with the strategies needed to interpret complex lab data in a sequential, cost-effective, and evidence-based manner. This thoroughly revised new edition is a must-have resource that was developed to help you answer lab test questions in a flash.
- INSIDE THIS NEW EDITION:
- Unique step-by-step approaches to lab test interpretation that have been updated to reflect the latest advances in laboratory medicine
- Unique step-by-step approaches to lab test interpretation that have been updated to reflect the latest advances in laboratory medicine
- Completely redesigned algorithms to allow quick access to essential information needed at the point-of-care
- Completely redesigned algorithms to allow quick access to essential information needed at the point-of-care
- New Patient Safety Tip boxes to prevent errors in test ordering, interpretation, and patient management
- New Patient Safety Tip boxes to prevent errors in test ordering, interpretation, and patient management
- Hundreds of user-friendly tables and boxes with high-value content
- Hundreds of user-friendly tables and boxes with high-value content
- Evidence-based recommendations to optimize the delivery of high-quality care
- Evidence-based recommendations to optimize the delivery of high-quality care
- Cost-effective approaches that incorporate the latest guidelines, including Choosing Wisely
- Cost-effective approaches that incorporate the latest guidelines, including Choosing Wisely
- Relevant to all healthcare professionals - physicians, students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists - this guide has all the tools necessary to tackle the challenges of lab test interpretation.
