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The fast, fun, and easy way to get up to speed on the medical tests nurses need to know! A Doody’s Core Title for 2021!  Nursing Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests Demystified, Second Edition offers a clear, step-by-step blueprint to understanding the laboratory and diagnostic tests most often performed by nurses. You will learn what each test is, why it is ordered, how it is performed, how patients should prepare, how long it takes to get the results, how to interpret the results, and what the nursing implications are. Topics are presented in a logical learn-as-you-go sequence, building on what you’ve learned, and you’ll be able to test your knowledge with chapter-ending questions and a comprehensive final exam. This self-teaching guide shows you how to confidently perform: Hematology Tests Electrolyte Tests Arterial Blood Gases Tests Liver Blood Tests Cardiac Enzyme and Markers Tests Serologic Tests Endocrine Tests Tumor Markers Pregnancy, Infertility, and Genetic Tests Simple X-Ray Imaging Computed Tomography (CT, CAT) Scan Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan Ultrasound Scan Cardiovascular Tests and Procedures Female and Maternity Tests and Procedures Tests for Males Lung, Chest, Abdominal, Urinary Tract Tests and Procedures Skin, Muscle, and Bone Tests Sinus, Ears, Nose, Throat Tests and Procedures Vision Tests and Procedures Nursing Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests Demystified, Second Edition is essential reading for anyone preparing for the NCLEX® or for nurses who want to brush-up on the tests they will most likely to be asked to perform.

Table of Contents:
Introduction CHAPTER 1  Hematology Tests How to Collect Blood Specimen from a Vein How to Collect Blood Specimen from a Heel Stick How to Collect Blood Specimen from a Finger Stick Blood Type Test 5 Partial Thromboplastin Time   Total Serum Protein Blood Alcohol Lead Serum Osmolality Uric Acid in Blood C-Reactive Protein  Complete Blood Count Chemistry Screen Vitamin B12 Cold Agglutinins Toxicology Tests (Tox Screen) Folic Acid Gastrin Ferritin Lactic Acid Prothrombin Time Reticulocyte Count Schilling Test  Sedimentation Rate Iron Serum Protein Electrophoresis Summary CHAPTER 2  Electrolytes Calcium Magnesium  Phosphate Potassium Sodium Chloride  Summary CHAPTER 3  Arterial Blood Gases Test Arterial Blood Gases Total Carbon Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Summary   CHAPTER 4  Liver Tests Hepatitis A Virus Test Hepatitis B Virus Tests Alanine Aminotransferase Alkaline Phosphatase Ammonia Aspartate Aminotransferase Bilirubin Summary CHAPTER 5  Cardiac Enzymes and Markers Tests Brain Natriuretic Peptide Test Cardiac Enzyme Studies Homocysteine Renin Assay Summary CHAPTER 6  Serologic Tests Immunoglobulins Antinuclear Antibodies Human Immunodeficiency Virus Tests CD4+ Count Viral Load Measurement Rheumatoid Factor Summary CHAPTER 7  Endocrine Tests Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Cortisol Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test Aldosterone in Blood Cortisol in Blood Estrogens Growth Hormone Luteinizing Hormone Parathyroid Hormone Thyroid Hormone Tests Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Testosterone Summary CHAPTER 8  Glucose Tests C-peptide D-xylose Absorption Test Blood Glucose Glycohemoglobin Summary CHAPTER 9  Tumor Markers Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125)   Carcinoembryonic Antigen Prostate-Specifi c Antigen Summary CHAPTER 10  Pregnancy and Genetic Tests Antisperm Antibody Test α-Fetoprotein Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Inhibin A Test Prolactin Phenylketonuria Test Tay-Sachs Test Sickle Cell Test Hemochromatosis Gene Test Summary   CHAPTER 11  Tests for Infection Antibody Tests Blood Culture Mononucleosis Tests Helicobacter pylori Tests Herpes Simplex Virus Tests Lyme Disease Test  Rubella Test Syphilis Tests Summary   CHAPTER 12  Renal Function Tests Blood Urea Nitrogen Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance Summary CHAPTER 13  Pancreatic and Lipid Metabolism Tests Amylase Lipase Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests Summary CHAPTER 14  Diagnostic Radiology Tests How an X-ray Is Taken Abdominal X-ray Extremity X-ray Spinal X-ray Mammogram Chest X-ray Dental X-ray Facial X-ray Skull X-ray Summary CHAPTER 15  Computed Tomography Scan Full-Body CT Scan CT Scan of the Head CT Scan of the Spine Summary  CHAPTER 16  Ultrasound Scan Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Ultrasound Transvaginal Ultrasound and Hysterosonogram Testicular Ultrasound Abdominal Ultrasound Breast Ultrasound Cranial Ultrasound Doppler Ultrasound Fetal Ultrasound Pelvic Ultrasound Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Summary CHAPTER 17  Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abdominal MRI Breast MRI Head MRI Knee MRI Shoulder MRI Spinal MRI Summary


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781259859533
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education
  • Edition: 0002-
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 34 mm
  • Width: 185 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1259859533
  • Publisher Date: 06 Aug 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 672
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 1042 gr


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