Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Contributors List |
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Standard Abbreviations |
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Getting the Most out of Your Diagnostic Laboratory |
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General Principles for Performing Blood Tests |
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General Principles for Performing Facal Tests |
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General Principles for Performing Urine Tests |
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General Principles of Endoscopy |
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General Principles of Radiography |
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General Priciples of Ultrasonography |
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2 | (6) |
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Abdominal Ultrasonography |
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8 | (3) |
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Abdominocentesis and Fluid Analysis |
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11 | (5) |
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Acetyichollne Receptor Antibody |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (4) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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Allergen-Specific Serology |
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38 | (2) |
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Alpha-1 Protease Inhibitor |
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40 | (2) |
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Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (2) |
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Anglography and Anglocardiography |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (2) |
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Aqueocentesis and Vitreocentesis |
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62 | (2) |
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Anthrocentesis with Synovial Fluid Analysis |
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64 | (5) |
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69 | (3) |
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Aspartate Aminotransferase |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (2) |
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Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity |
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76 | (3) |
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Barium-Impregnated Polyethylene Spheres (BIPS) |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (3) |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (3) |
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Blood Pressure Determination: Noninvasive and Invasive |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (2) |
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Blood Smear Microscopic Examination |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (2) |
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Bone Marrow Aspirate and Biopsy |
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119 | (3) |
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Bone Marrow Aspirate Cytology: Microscopic Evaluation |
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122 | (4) |
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126 | (3) |
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Brain-Stem Auditory Evoked Response |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (3) |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (9) |
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160 | (4) |
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Catheter-Assisted Stone Retrieval |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (4) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (2) |
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Conjunctival Scraping and Cytology |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (2) |
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Cortisol/Creatinine Ratio |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (3) |
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Cystometry and Urethral Pressure Measurement |
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205 | (5) |
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210 | (4) |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (5) |
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225 | (3) |
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Desmopressin Response Test |
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228 | (3) |
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231 | (3) |
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234 | (4) |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (4) |
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245 | (3) |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (3) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
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260 | (3) |
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263 | (3) |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (3) |
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Fecal Direct Smear and Cytology |
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273 | (3) |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (4) |
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284 | (2) |
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Fecal Sedimentation and Baermann Exam |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (3) |
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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus |
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291 | (3) |
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294 | (3) |
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297 | (3) |
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Fibrin Degradation Products |
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300 | (3) |
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303 | (3) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (3) |
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311 | (3) |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (2) |
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Gamma-Glutamyltransferase |
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322 | (2) |
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324 | (2) |
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Gastrointestinal Ultrasonography |
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326 | (4) |
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Gastroscopic and Colonoscopic Food-Sensitivity Testing |
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330 | (3) |
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333 | (3) |
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336 | (2) |
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Gingival Sulcus Measurement |
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338 | (3) |
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341 | (3) |
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Glomerular Filtration Rate |
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344 | (3) |
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347 | (3) |
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350 | (3) |
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353 | (3) |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (2) |
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360 | (3) |
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363 | (3) |
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366 | (2) |
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High-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test |
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368 | (2) |
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Horizontal Beam Radiography |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (3) |
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376 | (2) |
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Insulin and Insulin/Glucose Ratio |
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378 | (3) |
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381 | (3) |
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Iron Level and Total Iron-Binding Capacity |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (2) |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (4) |
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394 | (2) |
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396 | (3) |
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399 | (3) |
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Liver and Gallbladder Ultrasonography |
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402 | (5) |
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407 | (5) |
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Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test |
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412 | (2) |
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Lower Gastrointestinal Radiographic Contrast Studies |
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414 | (2) |
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Lower Urinary Tract Ultrasonography |
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416 | (3) |
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Lupus Erythematosus Cell Preparation |
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419 | (3) |
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422 | (2) |
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424 | (3) |
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427 | (3) |
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430 | (2) |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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432 | (4) |
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Masticatory Muscle Myositis (2M Antibody Assay) |
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436 | (2) |
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438 | (2) |
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440 | (3) |
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443 | (3) |
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446 | (4) |
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450 | (2) |
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452 | (2) |
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454 | (3) |
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457 | (3) |
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460 | (2) |
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Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity |
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462 | (2) |
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Pancreatic Ultrasonography |
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464 | (3) |
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467 | (3) |
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Parathyroid Hormone---Related Protein |
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470 | (2) |
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Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated |
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472 | (3) |
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475 | (4) |
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479 | (3) |
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482 | (2) |
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Platelet Antibody Detection |
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484 | (2) |
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Platelet Count and Volume |
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486 | (3) |
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489 | (3) |
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492 | (3) |
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495 | (6) |
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501 | (3) |
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504 | (2) |
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506 | (4) |
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510 | (4) |
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514 | (2) |
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Rectal Scraping and Cytology |
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516 | (2) |
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518 | (2) |
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Red Blood Cell Enzyme Activity |
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520 | (2) |
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522 | (3) |
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Red Blood Cell Morphology |
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525 | (5) |
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530 | (2) |
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Renal Biopsy and Aspiration |
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532 | (1) |
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533 | (2) |
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535 | (7) |
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542 | (2) |
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544 | (4) |
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
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548 | (2) |
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550 | (2) |
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552 | (3) |
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555 | (3) |
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558 | (3) |
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561 | (3) |
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564 | (2) |
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Skin Scraping and Trichogram |
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566 | (2) |
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Skin Surface and Otic Cytology |
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568 | (2) |
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570 | (3) |
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573 | (3) |
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576 | (2) |
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578 | (4) |
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582 | (2) |
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584 | (4) |
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588 | (2) |
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590 | (6) |
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596 | (3) |
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Thoracocentesis and Fluid Analysis |
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599 | (3) |
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602 | (4) |
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Thyroglobulin Autoantibody |
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606 | (2) |
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Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasonography |
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608 | (4) |
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Thyroid-Releasing Hormone Response Test |
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612 | (2) |
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614 | (4) |
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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone |
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618 | (2) |
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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Stimulation Test |
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620 | (2) |
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622 | (2) |
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624 | (3) |
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Tissue Biopsy: Needle and Punch |
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627 | (3) |
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630 | (4) |
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634 | (2) |
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636 | (3) |
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639 | (3) |
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Transsplenic Portal Scintigraphy |
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642 | (4) |
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646 | (2) |
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Troponins, Cardiac Specific |
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648 | (3) |
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Trypsin-like Immunoreactivity |
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651 | (3) |
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Ultrasound-Guided Mass or Organ Aspiration |
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654 | (3) |
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Upper Gastrointestinal Radiographic Contrast Studies |
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657 | (3) |
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660 | (2) |
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662 | (4) |
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666 | (2) |
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668 | (3) |
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671 | (3) |
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Urine Fractional Excretion of Electrolytes |
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674 | (3) |
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Urine Gamma-Glutamyltransferase/Creatinine Ratio |
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677 | (3) |
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680 | (3) |
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683 | (3) |
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686 | (2) |
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688 | (2) |
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690 | (3) |
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Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio |
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693 | (3) |
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696 | (5) |
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701 | (3) |
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704 | (3) |
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707 | (3) |
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710 | (4) |
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Voiding Urohydropropulsion |
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714 | (2) |
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716 | (2) |
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Water-Deprivation Test, Modified |
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718 | (3) |
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White Blood Cell Count and Differential |
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721 | (3) |
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White Blood Cells: Basophils |
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724 | (2) |
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White Blood Cells: Eosinophils |
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726 | (2) |
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White Blood Cells: Lymphocytes |
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728 | (2) |
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White Blood Cells: Monocytes |
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730 | (2) |
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White Blood Cells: Neutrophils |
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732 | (2) |
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734 | (2) |
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736 | (3) |
Appendix 1: Tables of Laboratory Normal Values |
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739 | (1) |
Appendix 2: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring |
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740 | (2) |
Appendix 3: Referral Laboratories |
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742 | (5) |
Index |
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