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Professional guide to diagnostic tests / editor, Julie Munden.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Professional Guide Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diagnosis, Laboratory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1120 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This reference is a practical, up-to-the-minute guide to more than 600 diagnostic tests. It focuses on the key information nurses need at the point of care and includes tips, checklists, quick-scan tables, and 500 illustrations. Coverage includes entries on bioterrorism-related tests, C-reactive protein, gene-based HIV testing, DNA cervical cancer testing, tumor markers, brain natriuretic peptide, spiral CT, and the Given GI imaging system. Logos include Alert , summarizing vital information for clinicians, and Age Alert , highlighting pediatric and geriatric concerns.
- Contents:
- Hematology
- Hemostasis
- Blood gases and electrolytes
- Enzymes
- Hormones
- Lipids and lipoproteins
- Protein, protein metabolites, and pigments
- Carbohydrates
- Vitamins and trace elements
- Immunohematology
- Immune response
- Urinalysis
- Urine enzymes
- Urine hormones and metabolites
- Urine protein, protein metabolites, and pigments
- Urine sugars, ketones, and mucopolysaccharides
- Urine vitamins and minerals
- Histology
- Microbes and parasites
- Thyroid
- Eye
- Ear
- Respiratory system
- Skeletal system
- Reproductive system
- Nervous system
- Gastrointestinal system
- Cardiovascular system
- Urinary system
- Miscellaneous tests.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4698-8578-6
- OCLC:
- 908511416
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