Laboratory Tests & Diagnostic Procedures With Nursing Diagnoses

by Corbett, Jane Vincent

ISBN13:

9780838555958

ISBN10:

0838555950

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

9/1/1996

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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PLEASE PROVIDE COURSE INFORMATION The fourth edition of this popular textbook includes a thorough update of all common laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures used in health care today. Reference values are provided across the lifespan, including pregnancy and gerontology. Nursing students will get a better understanding of the clinical significance of tests and diagnostic procedures and how they relate to nursing care. Emphasis is placed on the laboratory data within the framework of the nursing process.

Preface

Acknowledgments

I. LABORATORY TESTS

(524)

Using Laboratory Data

(22)

Hematology Tests

(38)

Routine Urinalysis and Other Urine Tests

(28)

Renal Function Tests

(22)

Four Commonly Measured Electrolytes

113

(30)

Arterial Blood Gases

143

(32)

Three Less Commonly Measured Electrolytes

175

(24)

Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Glucose and Other Sugars

199

(26)

Tests to Measure Lipid Metabolism

225

(18)

Tests Related to Serum Protein Levels

243

(26)

Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Bilirubin

269

(18)

Tests to Measure Enzyme and Isoenzyme Levels

287

(28)

Coagulation Tests and Tests to Detect Occult Blood

315

(36)

Serologic Tests

351

(42)

Endocrine Tests

393

(46)

Culture and Sensitivity Tests

439

(34)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Screens

473

(30)

Tests Performed in Pregnancy and the Newborn Period

503

(22)

II. CASE STUDIES

525

(12)

Practice Interpretation of Laboratory Data

527

(10)

III. DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

537

(210)

Diagnostic Radiologic Tests

539

(38)

Tomography and Body Scans

577

(14)

Diagnostic Tests with Radionuclides or Radioisotopes

591

(26)

Diagnostic Ultrasonography

617

(16)

Common Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests

633

(24)

Common Invasive Tests

657

(32)

Stress Tests, Cardiac Catheterizations, and Electrophysiologic Studies

689

(16)

Endoscopic Procedures

705

(18)

Diagnostic Procedures Related to Childbearing Years

723

(24)

APPENDICES: REFERENCE VALUES AND OTHER INFORMATION

747

(30)

A. Table A-1: General Chemistry Values

748

(4)

Table A-2: Endocrine Chemistry Values

752

(4)

Table A-3: Immunology Values

756

(1)

Table A-4: Hematology and Coagulation Values

757

(4)

B. Reference Values for Newborn and Children Compared with Adult Values

761

(2)

C. Possible Alterations in Reference Values for the Aged

763

(2)

D. Altered Reference Values for Common Laboratory Tests in Normal Pregnancies

765

(2)

E. Common Abbreviations for Laboratory Tests

767

(4)

F. Common Abbreviations for Diagnostic Procedures

771

(1)

G. Units of Measure

772

(1)

H. Answers to Questions for Part I (Laboratory Tests)

773

(2)

I. Answers to Questions for Part III (Diagnostic Procedures)

775

(2)

Index

777

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