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The Johns Hopkins
Consumer Guide To Medical Tests
How They Work, Why They're Used and What You Need to Know
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examine FREE for 30 days.
Dear health-conscious friend,
When your doctor recommends a medical test or screening, it can raise a lot more questions than it answers.
How is the test done? Are there any risks? Will it hurt? Do I need to go to the hospital? What can the doctor tell from the results? Is there anything I should do to prepare for the test? How will I feel afterward?
What does it cost?
The experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine put your mind at ease with detailed explanations of the most commonly used medical tests. With your permission, we will send you The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests to examine free for 30 days, with no obligation to purchase anything.
This comprehensive book gives you accurate information on more than 170 diagnostic and screening tests in areas from Allergies to Vascular Medicine.
You will benefit from the book’s special focus on the tests most commonly needed by men and women past 50.
And you will appreciate the extraordinary sensitivity to your concerns as a health-care consumer.
The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests draws on the vast medical expertise of the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Medical School to respond to your questions. Your fears.
Your right—and your need—to know.
You get the depth of detail you want and need, in the straightforward, jargon-free language you require.
The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests is exceptionally well-organized and easy to use. This comprehensive, 400-page guide covers everything from common x-rays and skin biopsies to cardiac catheterization and oncoscint scan.
You simply look up a test or diagnostic screening in the index, either by medical specialty or alphabetical listing. Then go directly to what you need to know.
More than 170 of the most widely used tests
During your 30-day free preview, you will appreciate the scope and detail of this book, covering the five major kinds of medical tests:
Laboratory Testing, such as blood tests, urine and stool tests, biopsy, and the ways in which body tissue and fluid samples are used to detect the presence of disease.
Diagnostic Imaging, including x-ray, fluoroscopy, arteriography, ultrasound, and such recent advances in technology as CT scan, MRI, nuclear scan, and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan.
Screening Tests, such as blood pressure measurement, digital rectal exam, mammography, fecal occult blood, PSA, vision and hearing tests, and more.
Home Testing, including breast and testicular self-exam, testing for blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, Lyme disease, prothrombin time, and more.
You will see what a valuable role you play in detecting disease in its earliest and most treatable stage. You will know how to perform self-tests for greatest accuracy, and what to do if your results are abnormal.
Genetic Testing and Screening for diseases that can run in families, such as breast, colon, and prostate cancers. You will understand the reasons behind genetic testing, the risks and benefits to family members, and the controversies surrounding this practice.
You’ll feel better every time you open it.
There are literally hundreds of ways in which The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests will serve you in the months and years ahead. Consider the possibilities:
- Your doctor wants you to have a stress test. You wonder, what happens during this test? Can it trigger a heart attack? Find out what you can do to make it safer and the results more accurate.
- Your doctor orders up a “CBC,” or complete blood count. What does that mean? What possible abnormalities will the lab be looking for?
- A friend has fainting spells and now her doctor wants to do ambulatory ECG monitoring. You’re curious how it works, and what possible diseases this test might reveal.
- Your spouse has a health problem that requires monitoring. You want to be sure all the appropriate tests are being done. The Index of Tests by Medical Specialty is a tremendous help.
- Your doctor recommends a medical test you’re not familiar with. You want more information about it before you undergo the procedure. Tests are indexed alphabetically, as well as by medical specialty.
- You are confused by the alphabet soup of CT scans, PET scans and MRIs. What is each used for? How do radiation dosages compare? Which tests are unsuitable if you have a pacemaker, or are obese? The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests covers the most recent advances in imaging.
- You’ve heard conflicting advice on how often a man your age should have a PSA test, or a woman, a Pap smear. The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests includes expert recommendations along with clear explanations of common screenings.
I urge you to send for The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests now, so you’ll have it on hand the next time you or someone you love faces a medical test. It costs you nothing to examine this timely reference FREE for 30 days.
You are guaranteed to find many reasons to turn to it during your free preview – for information, for advice, for your own peace of mind. If not 100% satisfied, you may return the book and owe nothing.
Sincerely,
Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
P.S. You risk nothing to take a free look at The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests. Should you decide not to keep it, you may return the book with no questions asked. But we’re confident that once you see this book you’ll want to keep it – and save $8.00 off the retail price by ordering directly from the publisher.
