Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data

by Lee, Mary

• ISBN13: 9781585280599
• ISBN10: 1585280593
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Amer Soc of Health System

Summary

Revision of the Popular student text that teaches how to apply knowledge in interpreting test results so that appropriate modifications in drug therapy can be made. Will also include a supplemental CD of case studies.

Table of Contents

DEDICATION	v
INTRODUCTION	vi
PREFACE	vii
CONTRIBUTORS	viii
REVIEWERS	x
1. Definitions and Concepts	1	(20)
Karen J. Tietze
2. Introduction to Common Laboratory Assays and Technology	21	(30)
Steven J. Melnick
3. Interpreting Pediatric Laboratory Data	51	(30)
Donna M. Kraus
4. Drug Interference with Test Results	81	(10)
Mary Lee
5. Substance Abuse and Toxicological Tests	91	(26)
Peter A. Chyka
6. Interpretation of Serum Drug Concentrations	117	(66)
Janis J. MacKichan
7. Electrolytes, Other Minerals, and Trace Elements	183	(50)
Alan Lau, Lingtak-Neander Chan
8. The Kidneys	233	(30)
Thomas J. Comstock, Kandace V. Whitley
9. Arterial Blood Gases and Acid-Base Balance	263	(16)
Thomas G. Hall
10. Pulmonary Function and Related Tests	279	(18)
Gary Milavetz, Mary E. Teresi
11. The Heart and Myocardial Infarction	297	(26)
Wafa Y. Dahdal
12. Liver and Gastroenterology Tests	323	(42)
Joshua D. Farkas, Paul Farkas, Douglas K. Hyde
13. Endocrine Disorders	365	(54)
Eva M. Vivian
14. Lipid Disorders	419	(22)
Jill S. Burkiewicz
15. Hematology: Red and White Blood Cell Tests	441	(28)
Paul R. Hutson
16. Hematology: Blood Coagulation Tests	469	(32)
James B. Groce III, Julie B. Leumas
17. Infectious Diseases	501	(62)
Sharon M. Erdman, Keith A. Rodvold
18. Rheumatic Diseases	563	(30)
Terry L. Schwinghammer
19. Cancers and Tumor Markers	593	(12)
Rebecca S. Finley
APPENDICES
A. Case Studies	605	(54)
B. Therapeutic Ranges of Drugs in Traditional and SI Units	659	(1)
C. Nondrug Reference Ranges for Common Laboratory Tests in Traditional and SI Units	660	(1)
D. Glossary of Medical Terms: Contextual Definitions	661	(11)
E. Blood Collection Tubes: Color Codes, Additives, and Appropriate Sample Volumes	672	(1)
INDEX	673