Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures with nursing diagnoses / Jane Vincent Corbett.

Table of contents
Ch. 1. Using laboratory data
Ch. 2. Hematology tests
Ch. 3. Routine urinalysis and other urine tests
ch. 4. Renal function tests
ch. 5. Four commonly measured electrolytes
ch. 6. Arterial blood gases
ch. 7. Three less commonly measured electrolytes
ch. 8. Tests to measure the metabolism of glucose and other sugars
ch. 9. Tests to measure lipid metabolism and other cardiac risk factors
ch. 10. Tests related to serum protein levels and tumor markers
ch. 11. Tests to measure the metabolism of bilirubin
ch. 12. Tests to measure enzymes and cardiac markers
ch. 13. Coagulation tests and tests to detect occult blood
ch. 14. Serologic tests
ch. 15. Endocrine tests
ch. 16. Culture and sensitivity tests
ch. 17. Therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology screens
ch. 18. Tests performed in pregnancy and the newborn period
ch. 19. Practice interpretation of laboratory data
ch. 20. Diagnostic radiologic tests
ch. 21. Tomography and body scans
ch. 22. Diagnostic tests with radionuclides or radioisotopes
ch. 23. Diagnostic ultrasonography
ch. 24. Common noninvasive diagnostic tests
ch. 25. Common invasive tests
ch. 26. Stress tests, cardiac catheterizations, and electrophysiologic studies
ch. 27. Endoscopic procedures
ch. 28. Diagnostic procedures related to childbearing years.

Includes bibliographical references and index.