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Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests

Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

The 3rd edition of this widely used resource offers superb guidance on diagnostic and laboratory testing for health professionals in both academic and clinical settings. The chapters are organized by test type and each chapter begins with a list of the tests covered within the test type, as well as an overview of that category including specimen collection techniques. The tests are presented in a consistent format that includes normal findings, indications, contraindications, potential complications, interfering factors, procedure and patient care, test results and clinical significance, and related tests. This full-color book is easy to use and covers virtually every clinically significant test, including more than 50 new to this edition.

• A full color interior design and over 140 vivid color photographs and illustrations depict procedures, equipment, techniques, and concepts, making the content more visually appealing to the reader and the concepts easier to understand.
  
• Comprehensive coverage of all diagnostic and laboratory tests routinely performed today. Over 700 individual tests are covered in approximately 360 entries.
  
• Clinical Significances of test results, indicated in italic type, explain the pathophysiology of disease processes and how they relate to test results.
  
• Color-coded chapter thumb-tabs, alphabetically organized chapters, and two lists of all tests (Appendix A, Alphabetical List of Tests and Appendix B, List of Tests by Body System) make every test easy to find.
  
• Critical Values are highlighted with color to alert the reader to situations requiring immediate intervention.
  
• Related Tests that provide similar information or are used to evaluate the same body system, disease process, or symptom, are listed after each test entry along with the page number and the purpose of each related test.
  
• SI units are included in the Normal Findings of appropriate tests.
  
• Clinical Priorities boxes emphasize especially pertinent information that must be kept in mind when performing or evaluating a test or preparing a patient for a test.
  
• A special symbol for drug-related interfering factors alerts readers to the effects of pharmacologic agents on tests.
  
• Icon for patient teaching-related care indicates information that should be shared with patients and their families.
  
• Home Care Responsibilities provide important patient teaching guidelines and instructions for patients outside of acute care settings.
  
• Age-Related Concerns boxes address the special needs of pediatric and geriatric patients and critical age-related variations in values.
  
• Abbreviations for tests are listed in an appendix, and symbols and units of measurement are listed on the front inside cover.
  
• Increased and decreased abnormal findings are highlighted with directional arrows.

• More than 50 new tests have been added, including discussions of the most recently introduced tests such as bioterrorism infectious agents testing, bone turnover biochemical markers (osteocalcin), diabetes mellitus autoantibody panel, mammary ductoscopy, HIV viral load, natriuretic peptides (including BNP), and thryoglobulin.
  
• The appendix on Disease and Organ Panels lists the tests in 26 common panels, along with a page reference to the main discussion of each test.

Registry Review in Computed Tomography

Daniel N. DeMaio

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Great Registry Aid 5 out of 5 stars.
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I thought this book was a great study aid. Some of the questions were actually on my exam. I took my x-ray boards 30 years ago, and this book really helped me get in a study groove. It was a great investment! Sue Scott Palmerton, PA

excellent! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I love the answers portion of this book. It not only gives you the correct answer, but it also explains why its it correct answer and the research source. So you can confirm it for yourself.

Highly recommend 5 out of 5 stars.
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Registry Review in Computed Tomography

I was surprised how much this book helped me pass my CT registry! The book is pretty old, but much of the content still applies. Obviously, the anatomy questions are still good, but I found that alot of the other questions were still applicable too. This isn't the only book I used to study, but I would highly recommend it as part of your study tools for the CT registry!

Editorial Review:

Long Island University, Brookville, NY. Exam review for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) advanced level examination in computed tomography, for technologists. Includes four simulated exams.

Lange QAndA: Radiography Examination, Seventh Edition (LANGE QAndA Allied Health)

D.A. Saia

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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The perfect study tool for the ARRT exam!

. . "Every student in a radiology program should purchase this book."--Doody's Review Service. .

"I used your Radiography Examination book to prepare for the registry. I also used the web site (RadReviewEasy.com). All I have to say is that I went into the exam feeling well prepared...and guess what? I did really well...so thank you, thank you!"--Lisa Adcock (New York)

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"The book made me feel like the registry was a breeze."--Alyesa J. Miller (Michigan)

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Ace the Registry Exam with the Most Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Study Guide Available!

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• 1,400 ARRT exam-type quetioquestionsdetailed explanations of why answers are right or wrong.
• Valuable test-taking tips and strategies.
• Two 200-question practice exams that closely follow the ARRT format.
• Situational judgment questions (SJTs).
• Conveniently organized by topic to help you target your problem areas.
• Written by an experienced educator and Radiography Program Director who knows exactly what it takes to pass

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The 7th edition includes the latest information on computed and digital imaging and other new technologies and reflects the new ARRT content specifications released in January 2008.

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Clinical Radiology Made Ridiculously Simple, Edition 2 (Medmaster Ridiculously Simple)

Hugue; M.D. Ouellette

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Easy! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book is so easy to work with. It gave you exactly the information you need and nothing else. One of the best books of my education thus far.

A good beginner 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a pretty good book for a third and fourth year medical student as well as a good quick reference for an intern. I would suggest purchasing it some time in the begnning of third year to help along during rotations. It does have limited CT and MRI information. Otherwise, it's pretty good.

Helpful basics and fun too 4 out of 5 stars.
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As a nurse practitioner with no formal training in reading x-rays, this book has been useful in helping me understand the basics so I can talk to the radiologists and rad technicians somewhat intelligently.

MRA from BKLYN 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is an excellent book for students who are very new to Radiology. The approach is great for beginners and I recommend that you have at least a novice anatomy background before using this book. You do not have to know anything much about Radiology to enjoy and learn from these authors. They are the perfect example of patient mentors with a caring approach. Strongly Recommended!!

Editorial Review:

Designed to teach the clinically vital components of radiology. Includes a discussion of radiographic examinations interpreted by medical students and interns, intravenous pyelogram, and computed tomography. Each chapter is subdivided into Radiography Anatomy, Approach and Specific Problem sections.

MRI in Practice (3rd Edition)

Catherine Westbrook, Carolyn Kaut Roth, John Talbot

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Since the first edition of MRI in Practice was published in 1993, the book has become the standard text for radiographers, technologists, radiology residents, radiologists and even sales representatives on the subject of magnetic resonance imaging. This text is essential reading on postgraduate courses. Furthermore, MRI in Practice has come to be known as the number one reference book and study guide in the areas of MR instrumentation, principles, pulse sequences, image acquisition, and imaging parameters for the advanced level examination for MRI offered by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in the USA. The book explains in clear terms the theory that underpins magnetic resonance so that the capabilities and operation of MRI systems can be fully appreciated and maximized. This third edition captures recent advances, and coverage includes: parallel imaging techniques, functional imaging techniques and new sequences such as balanced gradient echo.



Building on the success of the first two editions, the authors have now re-conceptualized the design of the book. The third edition contains a wealth of additional illustrations and chapter enhancements draw on the depth of the authors' experience in delivering MRI education and training. To promote accessibility of difficult concepts, extended analogies have been developed to relate the complexities of MRI physics to everyday phenomena. Learning points are clearly articulated, and frequent summaries are included to assist the reader in digesting the information.

Felson's Principles of Chest Roentgenology Text with CD-ROM (Goodman, Felson's Principles of Chest Roentgenology)

Lawrence R. Goodman

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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This classic text is the must-have primer of chest radiology. The Third Edition reflects the latest imaging approaches and terminology while retaining the easy-to-use format that has always made this book so popular. Images and diagrams appear on the left-hand pages while text and multiple-choice review questions appear on the corresponding right-hand pages. An accompanying CD-ROM includes additional images plus self-assessment tests representing three different levels of difficulty - to help you build your diagnostic skills regardless of your current degree of expertise.

• Uses the popular "programmed learning" approach to promote fast learning and reference.
  
• Covers every aspects of chest radiology, including basic science, image interpretation, and terminology.

• Features CT and MR images as well as traditional radiographs, for easy comparison between modalities.
  
• Introduces PET imaging, now widely used for diagnosing chest diseases.
  
• Provides complete explanations of new terminology.
  
• Replaces old images with the new, digital-quality radiographs.
  
• Includes a CD-ROM with additional images and tests of varying levels of difficulty...perfect for beginning medical students through fourth-year residents.

Bontrager's Pocket Atlas-Handbook of Radiographic Positioning and Techniques, 4th Edition

Kenneth L. Bontrager

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Total reviews: 20 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Very handy. 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I am a Rad. Tech. returning to a clinical environment from a long hiatus. This pocket reference book has been extremely helpful in refreshing my memory, and will stay with me for a long time to come. The fourth edition includes the new advances in technology like digital radiography which is a large part of my new job.

Book is defective 3 out of 5 stars.
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The book itself is very well done, just this one had sections that were out of order, making it difficult to reference. My son has been using it this way & doesn't want to give it up so we can send it back for an exchange. Apparently it happened when it was bound in the spiral binding & we can't take it apart to fix it! My son is a Radiology student & loves the book anyway.

another great buy 5 out of 5 stars.
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I received my order very quickly. Product was just what I was looking for and met all of my expectations.

Editorial Review:

Pocket-sized atlas, in outline format, demonstrates 216 projections, and includes 317 illustrations and 11 conversion charts. Covers the applied aspects of radiographic positioning and exposure factors. Previous edition: c1999. Wire-spiral binding.

Appleton & Lange Review for the Ultrasonography Examination (Appleton & Lange Review Book Series)

Carol Krebs, Charles Odwin, Arthur Fleischer

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Don't waste your money. 2 out of 5 stars.
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This review book was assigned to my senior ultrasound program in our last quarter of classes. A colleague of mine who is a radiologic technologist had used the A&L RT review book and found it helpful, so my expectations when it was assigned were to be able to learn and to have a good array of review questions.

However, this book seems to be a compendium of outdated information rife with typos that would be hilarious if they were not so frequent. I am finding that working through it is about a 75% waste of time. Who edited this?.... Anyone?...... Anyone?

Another problem is that images are labeled wrong, or not labeled (e.g.: "Name the structure with the arrow on example 5-113," and then there is no arrow. Or worse, the arrow clearly, unmistakably points to the aorta and the answer is IVC.).

The OB/GYN chapters are better than the physics and abdomen chapters; the latter have significant errors in them. My biggest problem is that as a whole these questions require very little critical thinking and are not "pitched" at a level commensurate with what I believe the ARDMS registries require (I will update this review after taking my registries in Mar.-April).

And now, for amusement value, some of the misprints:

"posterior urethral values"
for intussusception, "intersuppection"
"pleura effusion" --- and the list goes on.

For review I would recommend the following books:

Physics:

Physical Principles of General and Vascular Ultrasonography, Jim Baun, BA, RVT, RDMS http://www.jimbaun.com/jimbaunjan05_007.htm

Understanding Ultrasound Physics, Sidney Edelman, 2nd Edition

Abdomen:

Exam Preparation for Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sanderson/Dolk/Miner

Abdomen & OB/GYN:

Clinical Guide to Ultrasound, Charlotte Hennigsen.

Editorial Review:

The most current, comprehensive question-and-answer review of diagnostic medical sonography for national certification examination preparation. This popular review covers all facets of ultrasound, including basic physics, vascular sonography, ob/gyn, transvaginal, transrectal, adult and pediatric echocardiography, and neurosonography. Includes hundreds of images and 12 pages in full color.

Ultrasound: The Requisites, Second Edition (Requisites in Radiology)

William D. Middleton, Alfred B. Kurtz

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Outstanding 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great book that cover general and obstetric ultrasound in a concise way.
Highly recommended.

Great Book 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am a second year radiology resident. I just completed my first US rotation. I used this book and thought it was great. It has nice pictures and a well-put-together text. All in all, I highly recommend it. One of the best of the Requisites series!

This Book Rules! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I found myself reading this book when I had some free time at work, before I bought my own. It covers Abdomen and OB-GYN, so you dont need another book. For a textbook, its easy to read and the pictures are fantastic, so you know when you see it on your patient. I sold my other text books because I acutally read this one and refer to it. I love this book!!!

Editorial Review:

This new volume in the popular Radiology Requisites(tm) series efficiently presents all of the core knowledge in general, vascular, and obstetric/gynecologic ultrasound. It covers everything from basic principles through state-of-the-art tech-niques, with a focus on the specific information needed to pass the boards and practice radiology. Concise but compre-hensive, it is extremely easy to read, with abundant charts and lists to summarize important facts at a glance.

Neuroradiology: The Requisites (Requisites in Radiology)

Robert I. Grossman, David M. Yousem

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Pretty good book, and cheap too! 5 out of 5 stars.
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"Whew! It is never over. This book has been a pustule on our rear for so long. I will never write a third edition - you can bet the estate on it. So yes, David, you can be the first author of the third edition. ...."

So begins the introduction by Robert Grossman to this second edition of "Neuroradiology: The Requisites".

It is a bit strange to see so many bad jokes and bad poems and such blunt Asperger syndrome-type language in what should be a dry and scholarly textbook for serious professionals, but at least the book is never boring. RIG and DMY manage to skewer surgeons, lawyers, HMOs, FMGs, other radiologists, their wives, each other, and most of all, Bill and Hilary Clinton, while educating us all about the essence of Neuroradiology. Strangely enough, the words "George Bush" are completely absent from this book - one wonders because the authors work hard to be equal opportunity jokesters, and DMY states in the book that he is a liberal Democrat. But then, remember that this book was finished right around the time that the War in Iraq Part Deux was getting started, a time when people were getting death threats just for even wondering out loud - "Gee what if Saddam doesn't have any WMDs?" I do get a distinct feeling that both these guys were probably in favor of regime change in Iraq in any case.

(For all you young, liberal Democrat, whippersnapper Radiology residents out there, basking in your multiple job offers, let me explain that Bill and Hilary will forever live in a very hot and dark place in the memories of older Radiologists for creating the last big Down cycle in our field, the Great Job Depression of 1994-1998. In one of his first major policy speeches on health care reform, Bill Clinton singled out the MRI scanner as a prime example of how expensive and wasteful healthcare in the US had become. Subsequently, the volume of MRI scans nationwide shot downward, MR centers closed right and left, and radiology jobs disappeared. In the fall of 1995, there were only four full time radiology job openings in the entire state of California advertised in the ACR Professional Bureau.............Never Forget! Never Forgive!)

This book is more than enough for the Radiology resident studying to take the Radiology Boards. That's what it was designed for. It is also a great book for the old farts in private practice to review and get updated on the latest stuff.

Being an old fart in private practice, I read this book to study for the Maintenance of Certificate (MOC) exam for the Neuroradiology CAQ. I passed, but I'm pretty sure they graded on a curve, because that was one heck of a hard test, way harder than the original Neuro CAQ. Good thing I also scanned through Ann Osborne's "Diagnostic Imaging: Brain"; plus I paged through Som and Curtin's two volume "Head and Neck Imaging" book on CD. Both texts were also useful for the MOC.

Ah, what the heck, they probably passed everybody .......don't let me scare you, go ahead and take the MOC....

The only criticism that I have for this book is that a few of the illustrations are just awful, really poor transfers from the original. The authors do acknowledge this problem in the introduction. Plus, for some interesting entities there are no images, whereas for some relatively common things (at least in private practice, possibly these are extremely rare in academia?) like synovial cysts of the lumbar spine, there are, what, some FIFTEEN images?! Like, I have NEVER seen a synovial cyst before, please show me more examples!

But then again, there were a series of questions about synovial cysts of the lumbar spine on the MOC exam. So, kudos, for a job well done!

Editorial Review:

This volume in the popular Requisites in Radiology series concisely presents all of today's need-to-know information in neuroradiology. Completely revised and updated, it progresses from the basics of imaging techniques and anatomy to brain diseases and neurodegenerative and congenital abnormalities. It then discusses the subsites of neuroradiology, the head and neck, and degenerative and non-degenerative diseases of the spine. This compact, clinically oriented, easy-to-read format makes it exceptionally useful as a study tool for boards and the CAQ exam for the subspecialty.