McGraw-Hill's Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Test in a comprehensive portable resource
In McGraw-Hill’s Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests you'll find concise, yet comprehensive coverage of:
- Evidence for practice and how that process is applied in clinical situations
- Interpretation of abnormal results
- Influencing factors that might skew results
- Nursing interventions pre- and post-test
- Physiology of the endocrine system and how its function may influence test results
- Patient safety and how to communicate test results
- Health professional safety while conducting or assisting with tests
A portable guide offering everything needed to understand tests, educate patients and provide safe, effective care before,
during and after the test.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Alphabetical Listing of 359 Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Appendix A: Typical Groupings of Blood/Urine Tests
Appendix B: The Endocrine System: Signals and Feedback
Appendix C: Safety of the Patient
Appendix D: Safety of the Health Care Provider
Appendix E: Evidence-Based Practice
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