Clinical laboratory medicine for mental health professionals [E-Book]

Abridgement of Laboratory medicine in psychiatry and behavioral science / by Sandra A. Jacobson. 1 st ed. Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Pub., c2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- About the Author -- CHAPTER 1 Laboratory Tests -- Alanine transaminase (ALT) -- Albumin -- Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) -- Alprazolam level -- Ammonia (NH3) -- Amylase -- Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test -- Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotyping -- Aspartate transaminase (AST) -- Basic metabolic panel (BMP) -- Bilirubin -- Blood alcohol level (BAL) -- Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) -- Calcium (Ca++) -- Carbamazepine level -- Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT or %CDT) -- Carbon dioxide (CO2) -- Chest X ray (CXR)

Chlordiazepoxide level -- Chloride (Cl- ) -- Clonazepam level -- Clozapine level -- Complete blood count (CBC) -- Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) -- Cranial computed tomography (head CT or CAT scan) -- Creatine kinase (CK) (also known as creatine phosphokinase [CPK]) -- Creatinine (Cr) -- Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) genotyping: AmpliChip CYP450 test -- Diazepam level -- Drug screen (toxicology screen) -- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) -- Electroencephalogram (EEG) -- Electrolytes panel -- Ethylene glycol level -- Flurazepam level -- Folate (also known as folic acid)

Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) -- Glucose (blood sugar) -- Hematocrit (Hct) -- Hemoglobin (Hb) -- Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) -- Hepatitis panel -- HIV testing -- Lipase -- Lipid panel -- Lithium level -- Liver function tests (LFTs) -- Lorazepam level -- Magnesium (Mg++) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) -- Methanol level -- Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) -- maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT) -- Osmolality (serum and urine) -- Oxazepam level -- Phosphate (also known as phosphorus) -- Platelet count -- Polysomnography (PSG)

Positron emission tomography (PET): brain -- Potassium (K+) -- Prealbumin -- Prolactin (PRL) -- Protein -- Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) -- Red blood cell count (RBC) -- Renal function panel -- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) -- Sodium (Na+) -- Syphilis testing -- Temazepam level -- Thiamine (vitamin B1) -- Thyroid function testing: free thyroxine (free T4 -- FT4) -- Thyroid function testing: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) -- Triglycerides -- Tuberculosis (TB) testing -- Uric acid -- Urinalysis (UA) -- Valproate level -- Vitamin B12 -- Vitamin D -- White blood cell count (WBC)

Wilson disease screening panel -- CHAPTER 2 Diseases and Conditions -- Alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) -- Anorexia nervosa -- Anxiety disorder (secondary): substance/medication-induced or due to another medical condition -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) -- Catatonia disorder due to another medical condition -- Delirium -- Diabetes mellitus -- Down syndrome (trisomy 21) -- Eating disorders -- Ethylene glycol poisoning -- Fatty liver disease (nonalcoholic) -- Folate deficiency -- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) -- Hepatic encephalopathy (HE)

Sections on laboratory tests, diseases and conditions, and psychotropic medications include alphabetically arranged entries, making it easy for busy clinicians to reference the updated information.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 13, 2022).

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