Effects of Drugs on Clinical Laboratory Tests Vol.2: Listing by Drug

The fifth edition of this standard reference contains more than 10,000 additional entries compared to the last edition! The directory is organized into five sections. The first is an index of the laboratory tests listed together with cross-references to alternate names. The second is an index of the search terms, mainly generic names for drugs, but with cross-references to proprietary names and other aids to enable you to easily track down the information you want. Even though you may only know the broad category of drug or its proprietary name, it should be possible to determine the generic name to use for a search. The third and fourth sections are the major components of the compilation: sorts by laboratory test and drug, respectively. Each entry comprises the drug name; the body fluid and analyte measured; and whether the documented effect is physiological or pharmacological (in vivo), or analytical due to an effect on the measuring procedure (in vitro). A brief description of the nature of the effect is included. Where the probability and extent of the effect has been documented in the paper in which the effect was reported, this is included. The fifth section lists the cited references, by authors, title of article, and journal. Due to the increased number of entries, this new edition comes in two easy-to-use volumes: the first contains interactions sorted by test, the second interactions sorted by drug. Both volumes contain the drug and test indices, and references.