Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses

by Corbett, Jane V., RN, Ed.D

• ISBN13: 9780131597006
• ISBN10: 0131597000
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-30
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Written by a highly respected author in the lab and diagnostic test field, this 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 questions.Topics addressed include using laboratory data, a complete series of tests including Hematology, Routine Urinalysis and Renal Function Tests, Commonly Measured Electrolytes, Arterial Blood Gases, Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Glucose, Lipid Metabolism and Other Cardiac Risk Factors, Bilirubin, Tests to Measure Enzymes and Cardiac Markers, Serologic, Endocrine and Culture and Sensitivity Tests and more. Plus case studies.For Registered Nurses

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Reviewers	p. x
Laboratory Tests	p. 1
Using Laboratory Data	p. 2
Hematology Tests	p. 25
Routine Urinalysis and Other Urine Tests	p. 64
Renal Function Tests	p. 90
Four Commonly Measured Electrolytes	p. 111
Arterial Blood Gases and Related Tests	p. 138
Three Less Commonly Measured Electrolytes	p. 170
Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Glucose and Other Sugars	p. 193
Tests to Measure Lipid Metabolism and Other Cardiac Risk Factors	p. 225
Tests Related to Serum Protein Levels, Tumor Markers, and Cancer Genomics	p. 246
Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Bilirubin	p. 278
Tests to Measure Enzymes and Cardiac Markers	p. 295
Coagulation Tests and Tests to Detect Occult Blood	p. 324
Serologic Tests, Immunohematology, Microbiology and Immunology	p. 363
Endocrine Tests	p. 412
Culture and Sensitivity Tests and Rapid Tests for Infections	p. 457
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Screens	p. 495
Tests Performed in Pregnancy, the Newborn Period, and for Genetic Screening	p. 525
Case Studies	p. 555
Practice Interpretation of Laboratory Data	p. 556
Diagnostic Procedures	p. 565
Diagnostic Radiologic Tests	p. 566
Body Scans: CT, MRI and Others	p. 599
Nuclear Scans: Diagnostic Tests with Radionuclides or Radidisotopes	p. 621
Diagnostic Ultrasonography	p. 647
Common Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests	p. 668
Common Invasive Tests	p. 691
Stress Tests, Cardiac Catheterizations, Electrophysiologic Studies, and Syncope Tests	p. 718
Endoscopic Procedures	p. 735
Diagnostic Procedures Related to Childbearing Years	p. 751
Reference Values for Newborns and Children Compared with Adult Values	p. 775
Possible Alterations in Reference Values for the Aged	p. 778
Altered Reference Values for Common Laboratory Tests in Normal Pregnancies	p. 780
Units of Measure	p. 782
Answers to Questions for Part I (Laboratory Tests)	p. 784
Answers to Questions for Part III (Diagnostic Procedures)	p. 786
SI Conversion Factors	p. 787
Diagrams of Laboratory Results	p. 791
Index	p. 793
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