Understanding Diagnostic Tests by Anne Frye 7th Edition

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Full title: 'Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year - A Holistic Guide to Evaluating the Health of Mother and Baby'; 7th Edition published 2007 USA - first published 1980; 1365 pages; 23 x 15.5 cms; illustrations by Rhonda Baker;

Index to this page:

Table of Contents; About the Author; Book Reviews;

Table of Contents:

Getting the most out of this book (page 1)
Using the Tables (page 4)
CLIA Regulations (page 20)
HIPAA Regulations (page 22)
Obtaining & billing for lab work (page 24)
When to order laboratory tests and understanding test results (page 27)
What tests to order in pregnancy and how to order them (page 30)

Chapter 1: Testing we can do (page 33)
Chapter 2: Basic urine and blood tests (page 73)
Chapter 3: Special situations in pregnancy (page 177)
Chapter 4: Metabolic disorders (page 373)
Chapter 5: Disease conditions in pregnancy (page 495)
Chapter 6: Imaging & ausculatory technologies (page 889)
Chapter 7: Assessing the unborn baby's development (page 937)
Chapter 8: Assessing the baby's wellbeing in the second half of pregnancy (page 1013)
Chapter 9: Assessments pertinent to labour (page 1045)
Chapter 10: Tests for mother and baby after birth (page 1081)

Appendix page 1025
Index page 1285

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About the Author:

Anne Frye began her studies in 1975 at the Holistic Childbirth Institute in San Francisco, California. She went on to attend the Maternity Centre program in El Paso, Texas. Through these experiences she was granted an independant study Bachelor of Arts in the Humanities from New College of California in Holistic Midwifery. She has since taught extensively and practiced independant midwifery in both home and clinic settings.

Her books to date are:

Holistic Midwifery Volume 1 - Care During Pregnancy (click here to read about this book)
Holistic Midwifery Volume II: Care of the mother and baby from the onset of labor through the first hours after birth (click here to read about this book)
Healing Passage - A Midwife's Guide to the Care and Repair of the Tissues Involved in Birth (latest edition being written at present)
This book Understanding Diagnostic Tests 7th edition

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Book Reviews:

This book helps practitioners understand diagnostic tests and provides a holistic perspective on test results. Parents, doulas, educators, nurses and doctors as well as midwives find it an invaluable reference. The 7th edition is updated from the 6th edition and expanded by around 395 pages.

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