Laboratory Medicine Decoded: Interpretation of Lab Values from Basic to Advanced

The set text for laboratory interpretation across our courses

Almost every case discussed in our courses turns on a laboratory result at some point — the troponin that decides the chest-pain pathway, the potassium that changes the heart-failure regimen, the anti-Xa level on a bleeding patient. Laboratory Medicine Decoded: Interpretation of Lab Values from Basic to Advanced is the companion text that explains those results properly, so you can follow the reasoning in each unfolding case and repeat it on your own patients.

Module reading by part

• Foundations module — Part I: reference intervals, decision limits, units, Bayesian test interpretation, biological variation, interferences and point-of-care testing.
• Cardiology modules — Part VII: troponins, natriuretic peptides, lipid and advanced lipid testing, emerging biomarkers, laboratory monitoring of cardiovascular drugs; plus Part III on coagulation, DIC, viscoelastic testing and antithrombotic monitoring.
• Critical care and emergency modules — Parts IV and XIII: sodium, potassium, blood gases, anion and osmolar gaps, lactate, ICU interpretation, emergency panels, toxicology, drug levels and transfusion.
• Internal medicine modules — haematology, kidney, liver and pancreas, endocrinology, infection, immunology, body fluids and oncology (Parts II, V, VI, VIII–XII).
• Specialty and exam modules — Parts XIV–XVII: specialty-specific testing, genetics and pharmacogenomics, standard profiles, pattern recognition, spurious results, critical values and 100 integrated clinical cases.

Learning features

105 chapters, each with learning objectives, key points, five single-best-answer questions with explanations and current references. Clinical Pearls, Caution boxes, Key Trial summaries and Case Vignettes mirror the way the course lectures are taught. SI units first, conventional units in brackets. International Edition, 2,370 pages.

Course director and author

Dr. A M Thirugnanam, MD, MSICP, FSCAI, Ph.D., Senior Interventional Cardiologist.

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