Nurse's manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cavanaugh, Bonita Morrow, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnosis, Laboratory--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Diagnosis, Laboratory.

Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Nursing.

Clinical Laboratory Techniques.

Medical Subjects:

Clinical Laboratory Techniques.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 674 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition / Bonita Morrow Cavanaugh.

Other Title:

Nurse's manual

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, [2003]

Summary:

This new edition of Nurse's Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on nursing care before, during, and after a test. The expanded discussion of physiology encourages critical reasoning through students' and clinicians' better understanding of the results of laboratory and diagnostic tests and their implications for therapy. This indispensable manual is organized by test type and includes a cross-referenced index to make locating information easy.

Contents:

Hematology and tests of hematopoietic function

Hemostasis and tests of hemostatic function

Immunology and immunologic testing

Immunohematology and blood banking

Blood chemistry

Studies of urine

Sputum analysis

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis

Analysis of effusions

Amniotic fluid analysis

Semen analysis

Analysis of gastric and duodenal secretions

Fecal analysis

Analysis of cells and tissues

Culture and sensitivity tests

Endoscopic studies

Radiologic studies

Radiologic angiography studies

Ultrasound studies

Nuclear scan and laboratory studies

Non-nuclear scan studies

Manometric studies

Electrophysiologic studies

Studies of specific organs or systems

Skin tests.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Nurse's manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests. 3rd ed. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0803611331

0803610556

OCLC:

52219821