A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests /
"Now in its Eighth Edition, this leading comprehensive manual helps health professionals deliver safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures. The book covers a broad range of laboratory and diagnostic tests and studies that are delivered to varied...
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| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia : New Delhi ;
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
c2009.
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| Edition: | 8th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Diagnostic testing
- 2. Blood studies : hematology and coagulation
- 3. Urine studies
- 4. Stool studies
- 5. Cerebrospinal fluid studies
- 6. Chemistry studies
- 7. Microbiologic studies
- 8. Immunodiagnostic studies
- 9. Nuclear medicine studies
- 10. X-ray studies
- 11. Cytologic, histologic, and genetic studies
- 12. Endoscopic studies
- 13. Ultrasound studies
- 14. Pulmonary function, arterial blood gases (ABGs), and electrolyte studies
- 15. Prenatal diagnosis and tests of fetal well-being
- 16. Special diagnostic, special specimen collection, and postmortem studies
- App. A. Standard precautions for prevention and control of infection
- App. B. Guidelines for specimen transport and storage
- App. C. Vitamins in human nutrition
- App. D. Minerals in human nutrition
- App. E. Effects of drugs on laboratory tests (blood, "whole" plasma, serum, stool, and urine)
- App. F. Examples of forms.