A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
ISBN: 9780781771948 | 0781771943
Edition: 8thFormat: Trade Paper
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Pub. Date: 5/22/2008
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"Now in its Eighth Edition, this leading comprehensive manual helps health professionals deliver safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures. The book covers a broad range of laboratory and diagnostic tests and studies that are delivered to varied patient populations in varied settings. Tests are grouped according to specimen and function/test type. Each test is described in detail, with step-by-step guidance on correct procedure, tips for accurate interpretation, and instructions for patient prepa... MORE
| Diagnostic Testing | p. 1 |
| Blood Studies: Hematology and Coagulation | p. 56 |
| Urine Studies | p. 184 |
| Stool Studies | p. 285 |
| Cerebrospinal Fluid Studies | p. 310 |
| Chemistry Studies | p. 338 |
| Microbiologic Studies | p. 483 |
| Immunodiagnostic Studies | p. 564 |
| Nuclear Medicine Studies | p. 689 |
| X-Ray Studies | p. 745 |
| ... MORE | p. 799 |
| Endoscopic Studies | p. 862 |
| Ultrasound Studies | p. 905 |
| Pulmonary Function, Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), and Electrolyte Studies | p. 944 |
| Prenatal Diagnosis and Tests of Fetal Well-Being | p. 1016 |
| Special Diagnostic, Special Specimen Collection, and Postmortem Studies | p. 1064 |
| Appendices | |
| Standard Precautions for Prevention and Control of Infection | p. 1160 |
| Guidelines for Specimen Transport and Storage | p. 1171 |
| Vitamins in Human Nutrition | p. 1179 |
| Minerals in Human Nutrition | p. 1196 |
| Effects of Drugs on Laboratory Tests (Blood, "Whole" Plasma, Serum, Stool, and Urine) | p. 1218 |
| Examples of Forms | p. 1258 |
| Index | p. 1283 |
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Frances Talaska Fischbach, RN, BSN, MSN, Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Associate Professor of Nursing (Ret), School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marshall Barnett Dunning III, BS, MS, PhD, Professor of Medicine & Physiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Director, Pulmonary Diagnostic Laboratory, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
