Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests: With Nursing Implications
Prentice Hall\ Handbook of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests\ With Nursing Implications\ Fifth Edition\ Current… Detailed… Accessible…\ Organized alphabetically by tests, this reference pocket guide provides easy access to information on more than 500 laboratory and diagnostic tests.\ Information for every test includes:\ \ reference values\ normal findings\ purposes\ clinical problems\ effects of medications on tests\ procedure\ factors affecting test results\ nursing implications\ client...
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Organized alphabetically by tests, this reference pocket guide provides easy access to information on more than 500 laboratory and diagnostic tests. It has an emphasis on reference values and normal findings, descriptions, purposes, procedures, clinical problems and drug affects, factors affecting tests results, nursing implications and client teaching. New to the 6th edition are: 30 new laboratory and diagnostic tests, such as antisperm antibody test, breast cancer genetic testing, and endoscopic ultrasound; Updated data for HIV tests such as glucose results, Cardiac catheterization tests, mammography tests, and nuclear scan tests; updated Health Problems with Laboratory and Diagnostic tests presenting 40 frequently identified health problems; and updated screening and tests, including nurse’s function in educating and testing school children.
PrefaceNotice of Privacy PoliciesPART IConsiderations for Use of Laboratory TestsList of Laboratory TestsLaboratory TestsPART IIConsiderations for Use of Diagnostic TestsList of Diagnostic TestsDiagnostic TestsPART IIISchool Health Services: Education, Screening and TestingPART IVTherapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM). Appendix A: Health Problems with Laboratory and Diagnostic TestsAppendix B: Laboratory Test Values for Adults and Children. BibliographyIndex
