Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses

Name: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses
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ISBN: 9780130493699

ISBN-10: 0130493694

ISBN-13: 9780130493699

Edition: 6th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Jane Vincent Corbett

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For undergraduate Medical Surgical Nursing, and Lab and Diagnosis. Written by a highly respected author in the lab and diagnostic test field, this text/reference explains in detail the clinical significance of tests and diagnostic procedures. Its comprehensive coverage is augmented by a strong emphasis on nursing care as applied to lab and diagnostic tests, and on the relationship between nursing diagnoses and nursing care. Both scholarly and practical, it is ideal for use in both classroom and clinical settings. Each chapter is organized as an independent study unitcomplete with objectives, an organizing theme with background information (called an expository organizer), and test…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/27/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 768
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Reviewers



Laboratory Tests



Using Laboratory Data



Hematology Tests



Routine Urinalysis and Other Urine Tests



Renal Function Tests



Four Commonly Measured Electrolytes



Arterial Blood Gases



Three Less Commonly Measured Electrolytes



Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Glucose and Other Sugars



Tests to Measure Lipid Metabolism and Other Cardiac Risk Factors



Tests Related to Serum Protein Levels, Tumor Markers, and Cancer Genomics



Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Bilirubin



Tests to Measure Enzymes and Cardiac Markers



Coagulation Tests and Tests to Detect Occult Blood



Serologic Tests



Endocrine Tests



Culture and Sensitivity Tests



Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Screens



Tests Performed in Pregnancy, the Newborn Period, and for Genetic Screening



Case Studies



Practice Interpretation of Laboratory Data



Diagnostic Procedures



Diagnostic Radiologic Tests



Body Scans



Diagnostic Tests with Radionuclides or Radioisotopes



Diagnostic Ultrasonography



Common Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests



Common Invasive Tests



Stress Tests, Cardiac Catheterizations, Electrophysiologic Studies, and Syncope Tests



Endoscopic Procedures



Diagnostic Procedures Related to Childbearing Years


Appendices



Reference Values for Newborns and Children Compared with Adult Values



Possible Alterations in Reference Values for the Aged



Altered Reference Values for Common Laboratory Tests in Normal Pregnancies



Units of Measure



Answers to Questions for Part I (Laboratory Tests)



Answers to Questions for Part III (Diagnostic Procedures)



SI Conversion Factors



Diagrams of Laboratory Results


Index