Diagnostic Tests for Infants and Children: Principles, Clinical and Laboratory Procedures, Interpretation

The need for source material on the principles, technics and interpretation of clinical and laboratory tests commonly employed in pediatrics has been apparent for some time. This material is often widely scattered or appears inadequately covered in general books on clinical laboratory diagnosis. While the compilation of methodologic data pertaining to pediatrics might be considered to be a contribution in itself, the mere collection of methods and technics would have little or no significance apart from the problem for which they are to serve as instruments. The author is apparently aware of this fact, and in general the method of presentation is fairly well conceived. Each chapter deals with specific functions to be tested in a given organ or system. It is obviously difficult to carry out such a plan in an orthodox style, and this plan of organization is not adhered to rigidly. However, certain hematologic tests deserve a