Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

• Offers investigative techniques written by an experienced team of active clinicians
• Provides both a patient-centred and specialty-centred approach to investigation of symptoms and signs, with advice on all relevant tests and the pitfalls of interpreting results
• Extensively illustrated to aid understanding of the more complex investigations and interpretation of results

New to this Edition:

• Includes molecular and rapid diagnostics in infectious diseases, including PCR-based assays, MALDI-TOF, and updated antimicrobial resistance testing
• Offers advanced imaging techniques such as cardiovascular MRI and CT, oscillometry and exhaled nitric oxide in respiratory medicine, and hybrid PET/CT and PET/MRI in oncology and neurology
• Updated renal investigations, including CKD-EPI equations for GFR, modern approaches to proteinuria, and assessment of renal bone disease
• Expanded immunology and haematology sections, with new coverage of CAR-T monitoring, serum free light chains, reticulocyte Hb content, and next-generation molecular and flow cytometric assays
• Modernized toxicology and overdose management, reflecting new analytical techniques (LC-MS/MS) and protocols for medicolegal sampling