Main description:

LABORATORY TESTS AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES WITH NURSING DIAGNOSES, 8/e is the complete nurse's guide to using data from today's laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures to formulate, organize, and plan high-quality nursing care. This edition has been extensively updated to reflect the latest standards of care and the shift towards evidence-based practice, and to illuminate links between the nursing process and testing even more effectively. It introduces dozens of new tests and procedures, and offers updated information on many more, including expanded uses for many proven tests. Several new genetic tests are covered, as well as many rapid tests now available for point-of-care testing by nurses.

Contents:

Part I. Laboratory Tests 1. Using Laboratory Data 2. Hematology Tests 3. Routine Urinalysis and Other Urine Tests 4. Renal Function Tests 5. Four Commonly Measured Electrolytes 6. Arterial Blood Gases and Related Tests 7. Three Less Commonly Measured Electrolytes and Vitamin D 8. Tests to Measure The Metabolism of Glucose and Other Sugars 9. Tests to Measure Lipid Metabolism and Other Cardiac Risk Factors 10. Tests Related to Serum Protein Levels, Tumor Markers, and Cancer Genomics 11. Tests to Measure The Metabolism of Bilirubin 12. Tests to Measure Enzymes and Cardiac Markers 13. Coagulation Tests and Tests to Detect Occult Blood 14. Serologic Tests, Immunohematology, Microbiology and Immunology 15. Endocrine Tests 16. Culture and Sensitivity Tests and Rapid Tests for Infections 17. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Screens 18. Tests Performed in Pregnancy, The Newborn Period, and for Genetic Screening Part II. Case Studies 19. Practice Interpretation Of Laboratory Data Part III. Diagnostic Procedures 20. Diagnostic Radiologic Tests 21. Body Scans: CT, DXA, MRI, PET and SPECT 22. Nuclear Scans: Diagnostic Tests with Radionuclides or Radioisotopes 23. Diagnostic Ultrasonography 24. Common Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests 25. Common Invasive Tests 26. Stress Tests, Cardiac Catheterizations, Electrophysiologic Studies, and Syncope Tests 27. Endoscopic Procedures 28. Diagnostic Procedures Related to Childbearing Years Appendix A. Reference Values for Newborns and Children Compared With Adult Values Appendix B. Possible Alterations in Reference Values for The Aged Appendix C. Altered Reference Values for Common Laboratory Tests in Normal Pregnancies Appendix D. Units Of Measure Appendix E. SI Conversion Factors Appendix F Diagrams Of Laboratory Results