Blood results in clinical practice : a practical guide to interpreting blood test results / Graham Basten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Basten, Graham, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blood--Analysis.

Blood.

Blood--Examination.

Phlebotomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (119 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Keswick, Cumbria : M&K Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

This book was originally written after feedback suggested that storytelling was very helpful to students and practitioners wanting to remember blood tests and their implications. Each section, where appropriate, therefore contains a 'story', as well as an overview of the relevant anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. This revised, updated edition continues to use storytelling to aid understanding, and introduces a unique 10-point system to help explain blood results. The use of storytelling has also been significantly improved and refined, following several years of feedback on the first edition.

Contents:

Cover

Prelims

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 - Blood results made easy

Chapter 2 - What are we actually measuring and why does this matter?

Chapter 3 - Family groups

Chapter 4 - Case study: Interpreting abnormal results

Chapter 5 - The full blood count

Chapter 6 - Coagulation and deep vein thrombosis

Chapter 7 - Inflammatory markers

Chapter 8 - The immune system

Chapter 9 - Transfusion testing

Chapter 10 - Chronic disease markers: Diabetes

Chapter 11 - Chronic disease markers: Cholesterol

Chapter 12 - Chronic disease markers: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acid base

Chapter 13 - Thyroid function

Chapter 14 - Bone profile

Chapter 15 - Renal function: Urea and electrolytes

Chapter 16 - Liver function tests

Afterword

Further reading and references

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781910451663

1910451665