Laboratory Test Handbook

Laboratory Test Handbook
Author: David S. Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1548
Release: 1994
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Contains information about laboratory procedures including test name and synonyms, patient care recommendations, specimen requirements, reference ranges, interpretive information, footnotes, and references. This ed. has expanded coverage of laboratory assays related to molecular pathology and treatments of clinical virology and therapeutic drug monitoring.

Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications

Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications
Author: Anne M Van Leeuwen
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 1442
Release: 2019-03-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803694482

Nursing-focused and easy-to-read, this manual delivers all of the information you need to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient careā€”pre-test, intra-test, and post-test. Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete names for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification. Plus, a Body Systems Appendix includes a list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests for each body system as well as nutrition-related lab tests.

Jacobs & DeMott Laboratory Test Handbook

Jacobs & DeMott Laboratory Test Handbook
Author: David S. Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Diagnosis, Laboratory
ISBN: 9781930598423

Bridges the gap between the practice of medicine and the clinical laboratory. This resource addresses questions laboratory workers have on the background and role of the procedures they perform. It also addresses the needs of other practicing healthcare providers who require a source of information about the laboratory and its results.

Laboratory Test Handbook

Laboratory Test Handbook
Author: David S. Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Diagnosis, Laboratory
ISBN: 9781930598508

This is a concise paperback version of the Laboratory Test Handbook.

Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests

Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests
Author: Kathleen Deska Pagana
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1202
Release: 2013-11-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323089496

This quick reference handbook offers clear, concise coverage of over 700 of the most commonly performed diagnostic and laboratory tests - including 39 new to this edition. Trusted authors, Kathleen Pagana, PhD, RN and Timothy Pagana, MD, FACS, bring together a comprehensive collection of full color designs, illustrations and photos to show exactly how various tests are performed. Related tests are grouped by chapter and presented in a consistent format to facilitate a full understanding of each type of diagnostic test. UNIQUE! Coverage of the clinical significance of test results explains why a given test result indicates specific diseases.Full-color design clarifies key concepts, procedures, and testing techniques.Related Tests sections list tests that provide similar information or are used to evaluate the same body system, disease process, or symptom. NEW! Unique front section on coding for diagnostic and laboratory tests (ICD-10) provides explanations of the coding requirements and challenges for diagnostic testing along with codes for all tests in the manual. NEW! 39 of the most current laboratory and diagnostic tests have been added to this new edition to reflect current best practices.NEW! Updated photographs and illustrations reflect the latest changes in testing equipment.

Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
Author: Drew Provan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1007
Release: 2018
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 019876653X

This handbook provides an authoritative guide to investigation and diagnosis. It describes key symptoms and signs, alongside appropriate tests, and highlights pitfalls in interpreting results. It also describes a clear, rational method of investigation in order to aid quick and efficient diagnosis, and prevent over-investigation of patients.

Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests

Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Author: Anne M. Van Leeuwen
Publisher: F A Davis Company
Total Pages: 1568
Release: 2006-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780803614642

This practical handbook should be used by nursing students in clinical courses and by nurses in clinical settings as a quick reference. It guides the nurse in planning what needs to be assessed, monitored, treated, and taught at every stage of care, including pretest requirements, intratest procedures, and post-test care. This updated edition also will be helpful to all other healthcare professionals who need to know what nurses will do with their patients undergoing laboratory or diagnostic testing. All tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for ease of l

Handbook of Clinical Laboratory Testing During Pregnancy

Handbook of Clinical Laboratory Testing During Pregnancy
Author: Ann M. Gronowski
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2004-05-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1592597874

Practicing specialists in pathology, laboratory medicine, and obstetrics comprehensively summarize the latest scientific findings and their experiences in the use and interpretation of laboratory testing in patients who are pregnant or experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss. Topics of interest include the effects of normal physiological changes on test results, test selection for diagnosis, changes in reference ranges, monitoring the pregnant patient, new technologies, and the limitations of laboratory testing. The authors not only clearly explain currently used test methods and technologies for the nontechnical reader, but also provide comprehensive details for laboratory professionals. The comprehensive appendix that compiles published normal reference ranges by first, second, and third trimester consttitutes an excellent resource for professionals caring for pregnant women.

Laboratory and Diagnostic Test Handbook

Laboratory and Diagnostic Test Handbook
Author: M. K. Gaedeke
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Diagnosis, Laboratory
ISBN: 9780805313598

Addison-Wesley's Laboratory and Diagnostic Test Handbook provides a comprehensive reference to more than 420 laboratory and diagnostic tests for nursing students and practicing nurses. This thorough reference has an emphasis on pre- and post-test client teaching.

Brunner & Suddarth's Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests

Brunner & Suddarth's Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher: LWW
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-11
Genre: Diagnosis, Laboratory
ISBN: 9781496355119

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! Publisher's Note: Confidently interpret test results throughout your nursing curriculum, in clinicals, and in practice. Designed to accompany Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook for Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition, this concise, portable, full-color handbook gives you quick access to hundreds of test results and their implications for nursing. Easily review specimen collection procedures and access a concise, alphabetical list of nearly 300 tests and their implications. Find the information you need fast for each test: Reference values, critical values, and/or normal findings Abnormal findings with associated nursing implications Purpose and description Interfering factors Nursing considerations for patient care before, during, and/or after the tes Confidently address priority care issues and potentially hazardous or life-threatening situations with clearly identified best practices and warnings. Locate presentations of diseases, disorders, measurements, testing equipment, and examples of results at a glance in figures, tables, and boxes.