Lab Results Made Easy

Nazia Hussain

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Format: Paperback

Publication date: September 23, 2025

Pages: 280 pages

ISBN: 9781914961601 Related titles:

Description

It’s 16.10 on a Friday afternoon on a busy on-call day: you have just managed to find the time to review and action your lab results:
37 results in the inbox… here we go…

  • Is this serious? Does the patient need admission to hospital today?
  • It’s just out of the reference range – shall I consider that normal and tick
    as ‘no action required’?
  • Should I just repeat the test, but what testing interval is appropriate?
  • Are there other tests to request that may help in the diagnosis and
    management?

To answer these questions, and many more, the book is split into two main sections:

Clinical chapters covering clinical biochemistry, haematology, immunology and rheumatology, and microbiology, which review:

  • Managing individual abnormal test results
  • Background information
  • Causes
  • History and examination
  • Investigations: initial and further tests to consider
  • Referral
  • GP management tips
  • The role of specific tests
  • Indications for use
  • Interpretation tips

Investigations to consider for specific clinical scenarios and common signs and symptoms presenting to primary care:

  • Initial tests to perform
  • Further tests to consider

Lab Results Made Easy is essential reading for everyone looking to safely manage abnormal results in primary care – it will help with decision-making, especially at 16.10 (and later) on those Friday afternoons…

Acknowledgements; About the authors; Abbreviations

PART I: ABNORMAL TEST RESULTS
1. Clinical biochemistry
2. Haematology
3. Immunology and rheumatology
4. Microbiology

PART II: REQUESTING INVESTIGATIONS
5. Clinical scenarios
6. Signs and symptoms