Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures : with nursing diagnoses /

Corbett, Jane Vincent.

Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures : with nursing diagnoses / Jane Vincent Corbett. - 7th edition. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008. - x, 805 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:
1. Laboratory Tests
2. Using Laboratory Data
3. Hematology Tests
4. Routine Urinalysis and Other Urine Tests
5. Renal Function Tests
6. Four Commonly Measured Electrolytes
7. Arterial Blood Gases and Related Tests
8. Three Less Commonly Measured Electrolytes
9. Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Glucose and Other Sugars
10. Tests to Measure Lipid Metabolism and Other Cardiac Risk Factors
11. Tests Related to Serum Protein Levels, Tumor Markers, and Cancer Genomics
12. Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Bilirubin
13. Tests to Measure Enzymes and Cardiac Markers
14. Coagulation Tests and Tests to Detect Occult Blood
15. Serological Tests: Immunohematology, Mierobiology, and Immunology
16. Endocrine Tests
17. Culture and Sensitivity Tests and Rapid Tests for Infection
18. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Screens
19. Tests Performed in Pregnancy, the Newborn Period, and for Genetic Screening
20. Case Studies
21. Practice Interpretation of Laboratory Data
22. Diagnostic Procedures
23. Diagnostic Radiologic Tests
24. Body Scans: CT, MRI and others.
25. Diagnostic Tests with Radionuclides or Radioisotopes
26. Diagnostic Ultrasonography
27. Common Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests
28. Common Invasive Tests
29. Stress Tests, Cardiac Catheterizations, Electrophysiologic Studies, and Syncope Tests
30. Endoscopic Procedures
31. Diagnostic Procedures Related to Childbearing Years



9780131597006 (pbk.) 0131597000 (pbk.)


Diagnosis, Laboratory.
Diagnosis.
Nursing diagnosis.
Diagnostic Tests, Routine--Nurses' Instruction.
Laboratory Techniques and Procedures--Nurses' Instruction.
Nursing Diagnosis.

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