TY  - BOOK
AU  - Corbett,Jane Vincent
TI  - Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures
SN  - 9780131597006
U1  - 616.075 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Pearson/Prentice Hall
KW  - Diagnosis, Laboratory
KW  - Diagnosis
KW  - Nursing diagnosis
KW  - Diagnostic Tests, Routine
KW  - Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
KW  - Nursing Diagnosis
KW  - Clinical Laboratory Techniques
N1  - include index and bibliographical references; Using laboratory data -- Hematology tests -- Routine urinalysis and other urine tests -- Renal function tests -- Four commonly measured electrolytes -- Arterial blood gases and related tests -- Three less commonly measured electrolytes -- Tests to measure the metabolism of glucose and other sugars -- Tests to measure lipid metabolism and other cardiac risk factors -- Tests related to serum protein levels, tumor markers, and cancer genomics -- Tests to measure the metabolism of bilirubin -- Tests to measure enzymes and cardiac markers -- Coagulation tests and test to detect occult blood -- Serologic tests, immunohematology, microbiology and immunology -- Endocrine tests -- Culture and sensitivity tests and rapid tests for infections -- Therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology screens -- Tests performed in pregnancy, the newborn period, and for genetic screening -- Practice interpretation of laboratory data -- Diagnostic radiologic tests -- Body scans: CT, MRI and others -- Nuclear scans: diagnostic tests with radionuclides or radioisotopes -- Diagnostic ultrasonography -- Common noninvasive diagnostic tests -- Common invasive tests -- Stress tests, cardiac catheterizations, electrophysiologic studies, and syncope tests -- Endoscopic procedures -- Diagnostic procedures related to childbearing years -- App. A: Reference values for newborns and children compared with adult values -- App. B: Possible alterations in reference values for the aged -- App. C: Altered reference values for common laboratory tests in normal pregnancies -- App. D: Units of measure -- App. E: Answers to questions for part I (laboratory test) -- App. F: Answers to questions for part III (diagnostic procedures) -- App. G: SI conversion factors -- App. H: Diagrams of laboratory results
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