Praktische Labordiagnostik

This book provides medical students at the first clinical stage with comprehensive knowledge for the examination subject of clinical chemistry, laboratory diagnostics, hematology, also with regard to exam preparation. A unique feature are the diagrams of cardinal symptoms (19 cardinal symptoms in all, such as pain, temperature, high blood pressure, etc.) which provide a guide from symptom to diagnosis using decision trees. Such overviews are also useful for practicing physicians. The most important methods and techniques are defined in the glossary.