A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests

Fischbach, Frances Talaska. (Author). Dunning, Marshall Barnett, III, editor of compilation. (Added Author).

Summary: Organizing content the way a nurse thinks-- by specimen and function-- the authors prepare students to deliver safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures.

Record details

ISBN: 9781451190892 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 1261 p. : col., ill. ; 23 cm.
Edition: 9th ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Diagnostic testing - 2. Blood studies : hematology and coagulation - 3. Urine studies - 4. Stool studies - 5. Cerebrospinal fluid studies - 6. Chemistry studies - 7. Microbiologic studies - 8. Immunodiagnostic studies - 9. Nuclear medicine studies - 10. X-ray studies - 11. Cytologic, histologic, and genetic studies - 12. Endoscopic studies - 13. Ultrasound studies - 14. Pulmonary function, arterial blood gases (abgs), and electrolyte studies - 15. Prenatal diagnosis and tests of fetal well-being - 16. Special diagnostic, special specimen collection, and postmortem studies -- Appendices: A. Standard precautions for prevention and control of infection -- B. Guidelines for specimen transport and storage -- C. Vitamins in human nutrition -- D. Minerals in human nutrition -- E. Effects of drugs in laboratory tests (blood, "whole" plasma, serum, stool, and urine) -- Index.