Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures with nursing diagnoses /
Jane Vincent Corbett.
- 6th edition
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2004.
- x, 758 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I: Laboratory tests 1.Using laboratory data 2.Hematology tests 3.Routine urinalysis and other urine tests 4.Renal function tests 5.Four commonly measured electrolytes 6.Arterial blood gases 7.Three less commonly measured electrolytes 8.Tests to measure the metabolism of glucose and other sugars 9.Tests to measure lipid metabolism and other cardiac risk factors 10.Tests related to serum protein levels, tumor markers, and cancer genomics 11.Tests to measure the metabolism of bilirubin 12.Tests to measure enzymes and cardiac markers 13.Coagulation tests and tests to detect occult blood 14.Serologic tests 15.Endocrine tests 16.Culture and sensitivity tests 17.Therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology screens 18.Tests performed in pregnancy, the newborn period, and for genetic screening
Part II: Case studies 19. Practice interpretation of laboratory data
Part III: Diagnostic procedures 20.Diagnostic radiologic tests 21.Body scans 22.Diagnostic tests with radionuclides or radioisotopes 23.Diagnostic ultrasonography 24.Common noninvasive diagnostic tests 25.Common invasive tests 26.Stress tests, cardiac catheterizations, electrophysiologic studies, and syncope tests 27.Endoscopic procedures 28.Diagnostic procedures related to childbearing years.