Delmar's manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests / Rick Daniels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Rick (Associate professor)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnosis, Laboratory--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Diagnosis, Laboratory.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 1070 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests

Laboratory and diagnostic tests

Place of Publication:

Clifton Park, NY : Thomson/Delmar Learning, [2003]

Summary:

This quick reference contains information on more than 600 lab and diagnostic tests. It provides students and practitioners of nursing, medicine, and medical technology with the necessary information for comprehensive care of patients. Completely indexed and cross-referenced. Features a bulleted two-tone format.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Understanding and Using Delmar's Manual of Laboratory and DiagnosticTests 1

Chapter 2 The Ever-Expanding Role of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests 13

Chapter 3 Standard Precautions 17

Chapter 4 Selected International Perspectives on Diagnostic Testing 27

Chapter 5 Case Study Presentations 37

Section II Typology Overviews and Tests

Chapter 6 Blood Studies 45

Chapter 7 Culture, Tissue, and Microscopic Studies 489

Chapter 8 Electrodiagnostic Studies 575

Chapter 9 Endoscopic Studies 609

Chapter 10 Fluid Analysis and Sputum Studies 639

Chapter 11 Physical Examination, Manometric, Sensation, and Breath Studies 687

Chapter 12 Nuclear Medicine Studies 739

Chapter 13 Stool Studies 793

Chapter 14 Ultrasound Studies 811

Chapter 15 Urine Studies 843

Chapter 16 Radiologic (X-ray) Studies 919

Appendix A Abbreviation List 1013

Appendix B Venipuncture and Skin Puncture Procedures 1018

Appendix C Cancer Tumor Markers and Laboratory Tests Used in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Malignant Tumors 1024

Appendix D Consent Form Sample 1026

Appendix E Therapeutic Blood Levels of Selected Drugs 1027

Appendix F Blood Sample for Central Line 1030

Appendix G Reference Laboratory Values 1031

Appendix H Routine Serum Electrolytes 1033.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0766862356

OCLC:

50333678