Special Tests 15/e

* Thoroughly updated with new sections on the following:
* 'Point of care' and 'near patient' testing
* Management of 'high risk' specimens
* Radioisotope scanning of various organs
* Gallium scanning
* Positron emission tomography (PET)
* Ambulatory cardiac monitoring
* Pulse oximetry
* Chemical markers for myocardial ischaemia
* Coagulation factor assays
* Testing for autoantibodies
* Tumour markers
* Serum zinc estimation
* Salivary gland radiology
* Oesophageal scanning
* Detection of gastrointestinal bleeding
* Identification of pancreatic tumours
* Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
* Screening by prostatic specific antigen (PSA)
* Placental and fetal monitoring
* Cordocentesis
* Liquid-based cytology for cervical cytology
* Drug monitoring
* Latest diagnostic tests
* New user-friendly page design
* New flexicover will make it more user-friendly in clinical
situations