What medical tests are talking about, the 7th edition. Kamysnikov V.S.

The book of a professor, doctor of medical sciences, head of the department of clinical laboratory diagnostics and vice -rector for scientific work of the Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education V.S. Kamyshnikova is a small, but very informative reference manual, in which in an accessible for a wide range of readers (doctors, specialists in the field of laboratory medicine, students of medical universities, institutes and colleges and simply interested in objective assessment of the state of health) forms are given information about the chemical essence , the nature of those basic processes of vital activity, the deviations of which from the norm can be established using the main methods of clinical laboratory diagnostics, covering the implementation of biochemical, hematological, general cell, hormonal and immunological studies, as well as about the features of changing the indicators of laboratory tests with various (most common) diseases of the internal organs.

After a small introduction, which sets out general ideas about the subject “Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics”, the material systematized in seven chapters of the Blood cell composition and the diagnostic value of its study, on the laboratory analysis of urine, contents of the stomach and duodenum follow intestines, other parts of the intestines, sputum, transudates and exudates, about changes in the biochemical picture of blood, in particular, the content of its protein and non -control components, enzymatic activity in individual forms of pathology, about the electrolyte composition of plasma, hormones of the endocrine glands, biologically active substances, biologically active substances. immune reactions of the body and their clinical assessment, abnormal proteins as markers of tumor and other diseases, antibodies to them (peculiar indicators of viral and bacterial infection) and much more.

The reference contains a number of large sections that expand the idea of ​​the study of urine, the contents of the gastrointestinal tract, sputum, drainage liquids (transuds and exudates). The information on the interpretation of the results of the study of specific proteins - markers of cancer and other diseases has been significantly expanded.

The application to the main material of the book gives the norms (reference values) of laboratory indicators (the knowledge of which is extremely important for assessing the results of laboratory tests) and a list of laboratory diagnostic tests used to recognize all the main diseases of the internal organs.

Familiarization of readers with the material of this reference manual allows you to understand the reasons for the deviation of laboratory tests from the norm, which contributes to the optimization of the treatment of the agnostic process, the prevention of diseases, improving the quality of life of the country's population.