Corbett, Jane Vincent.

Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures with nursing diagnoses. / Jane Vincent Corbett. - 3rd ed. - Norwalk, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, 1992. - xi, 750 p. ; 24 cm.

This book is a combination third edition of Laboratory tests in nursing practice and Diagnostic procedures in nursing practice, a companion volume published in 1983.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Using laboratory data -- Hematology tests -- Routine urinalysis and other urine tests -- Renal function tests -- Four commonly measured electrolytes -- Arterial blood gases -- Three less commonly measured electrolytes -- Tests to measure lipid metabolism of glucose and other sugars -- Test to measure lipid metabolism -- Tests related to serum protein levels -- Test to measure the metabolism of bilirubin -- Test to measure enzyme and isoenzyme levels -- Coagulation tests and tests to detect occult blood -- Serological tests -- Endocrine tests -- Culture and sensitivity tests -- Therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology screens -- Tests performed in pregnancy and the newborn period -- Practice interpretation of laboratory data -- Diagnostic radiological tests -- Tomography and body scans -- Diagnostic tests using radionuclides or radiosotopes -- Diagnostics ultrasonography -- Common noninvasive diagnostic tests -- Common invasive tests -- Stress tests, cardiac catheterizations, and electrophysiology studies -- Endoscopic procedures -- Diagnostic procedures related to childbearing years --

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