Download or read book Guide to Diagnostic Tests Seventh Edition written by Diana Nicoll and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests – updated with the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests A Doody's Core Title for 2019! Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Seventh Edition is a concise guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 of the laboratory and microbiology tests most relevant to the general practice of medicine. This on-the-spot clinical companion also includes coverage of diagnostic imaging, electrocardiology, echocardiography, and the use of tests in differential diagnosis. Features: • Covers areas of internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology, and obstetrics and gynecology • Over 25 new or substantially revised laboratory tests • New and updated coverage of emerging and re-emerging pathogens and infectious agents,including the Zika and Ebola viruses • Updated material on molecular and genetic tests, including pharmacogenetics tests • An entire section of diagnostic algorithms • Full literature citations with PubMed identification (PMID) numbers included for each reference • Details costs and risks of various procedures and tests • Full section on electrocardiography and echocardiography If you’ve been looking for an authoritative, up-to-date, and easy-to-carry guide to the latest diagnostic testing procedures, your search ends here.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests written by Diana Nicoll and published by McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SELECT. INTERPRET. DIAGNOSE. 350+ laboratory tests, microbiology tests, plus coverage of diagnostic imaging and electrocardiology Evidence-based information Convenient tables and algorithms Key references accompany each test Diseases associated with abnormal results More than two dozen NEW clinical laboratory test entries PMID numbers for all literature references to facilitate online research
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests Sixth Edition written by Diana Nicoll and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 commonly used diagnostic tests COVERS: Basic principles of diagnostic testing, common blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid laboratory tests, therapeutic drug monitoring, microbiologic test selection and interpretation and diagnostic imaging tests by body system , electrocardiography, and differential diagnosis tables & algorithms Tests used in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology and obstetrics and gynecology INCLUDES: Costs and risks of diagnostic tests Evidence-based information Diseases associated with abnormal test results, including test sensitivities Full literature citations with PubMed (PMID) numbers included for each reference More than 24 NEW clinical laboratory test entries, 6 NEW differential diagnosis tables 5 NEW diagnostic algorithms NEW sections on point-of-care testing, provider-performed microscopy, pharmacogenetic testing, and diagnostic echocardiography
Download or read book Davis s Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications written by Anne M Van Leeuwen and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 1440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nursing-focused and easy-to-read, this manual delivers all of the information you need to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care—pre-test, intra-test, and post-test. Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete names for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification. Plus, a Body Systems Appendix includes a list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests for each body system as well as nutrition-related lab tests.
Download or read book Fischbach s A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests written by Frances Fischbach and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 1496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up to date and easy to navigate, Fischbach’s A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 11th Edition, details an extensive array of laboratory and diagnostic tests to prepare nurses and health professionals to deliver safe, effective, informed patient care. This proven manual is organized the way nurses think — by specimen, function, and test type— and provides current, comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on correct procedures, tips for accurate interpretation, and expert information on patient preparation and aftercare.
Download or read book Nurses Quick Reference to Common Laboratory Diagnostic Tests written by Marshall Barnett Dunning and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2011 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full-color, portable handbook contains an alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic tests, with nursing interventions, in a consistent format. The focus is on the nurse's role in performing, evaluating, or assisting with tests. Clinical Alerts throughout highlight vital information. This edition includes many recently approved tests, as well as the latest information on legal, ethical, and safety issues important to nurses and their expanded role in diagnostic testing.
Download or read book Practical Guide to Diagnostic Parasitology written by Lynne Shore Garcia and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential training aid and reference guide for laboratorians. Includes easy-to-follow collection and ordering guidelines and diagnostic techniques. Offers extensive discussion and a table to assist physicians with ordering the most appropriate diagnostic tests. Provides extensive information on method selection, clinical relevance, and test menus. Features diagnostic algorithms, summary tables, and identification keys. Presents comprehensive organism information on facing pages. Includes "how-to" tips based on 30 years of the author's benchwork experience Serves as a resource for microbiologists, physicians, medical technologists, public health personnel, teachers, and students.
Download or read book Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data written by Mary Lee and published by ASHP. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data, 4th Edition is acase-based learning tool that will enhance your skills in clinical lab test interpretation. It provides fundamentals of interpreting lab test results not only for pharmacy students, but also for practitioners as an aid in assessing patient drug-treatment responses. It is the only text written by and for pharmacists and provides case studies and practical information on patient therapy.Since the publication of the third edition, much has changed—in the clinical lab and in the hospital pharmacy. Consequently, the new fourth edition incorporates significant revisions and a wealth of important new information. NEW TO THIS EDITION: Three new chapters including new information on men’s health, women’s health, and pharmacogenomics and laboratory tests. Mini-cases embedded in each chapter provide therapy-related examples and reinforce important points made in the text. Quickview Charts give an overview of important clinical information including reference ranges and critical values. Learning Points focus on a clinical application of a major concept present in the chapter.
Download or read book Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests written by Jacques Burton Wallach and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing the answers for a range of adult and paediatric conditions, this text summarises the available tests for most diseases, explaining what the results mean, and discussing differential diagnoses. It also includes additional tests based on molecular biology.
Download or read book Diagnostic Imaging written by Peter Armstrong and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1998 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated operative atlas consists of detailed, step-by-step descriptions of the procedures used in reconstruction of the female urinary tract from the kidney to the urethra. It is based on the extensive operative experience of .
Download or read book Koneman s Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology written by Gary W. Procop and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 5192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in striking full color, this Seventh Edition of Koneman’s gold standard text presents all the principles and practices readers need for a solid grounding in all aspects of clinical microbiology—bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, and virology. Comprehensive, easy-to-understand, and filled with high quality images, the book covers cell and structure identification in more depth than any other book available. This fully updated Seventh Edition is enhanced by new pedagogy, new clinical scenarios, new photos and illustrations, and all-new instructor and student resources.
Download or read book Robinson s Current Therapy in Equine Medicine written by Kim A. Sprayberry and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 1035 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - ALL-NEW topics provide updates on infectious diseases, including herpesvirus, equine granulocytic anaplasmosis, and lawsonia infection and proliferative enteropathy; pain diagnosis and multimodal management; management of thoracic and airway trauma, imaging, endoscopy, and other diagnostic procedures for the acute abdomen; and neurologic injury. - 212 concise, NEW chapters include both a succinct guide to diagnosis of disorders and a detailed discussion of therapy. - NEW images demonstrate advances in various imaging techniques. - Thoroughly updated drug appendices, including all-new coverage of drug dosages for donkeys and mules, provide a handy, quick reference for the clinical setting.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests Sixth Edition written by Stephen J. McPhee and published by . This book was released on with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests written by Jacques Burton Wallach and published by Little, Brown Medical Division. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes information on laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of many adult and pediatric conditions.
Download or read book Saunders Nursing Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests written by Louise M. Malarkey and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2005 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . This complete lab book contains the latest information on testing organized alphabetically for quick reference. . It is both student-friendly and provides great information for practicing nurses. . Significance of Test Results sections list the diseases and disorders that are associated with abnormal findings and Test Result Indications sections list the possible clinical significance of abnormal findings. . Tests are presented in a format that emphasizes the nurse's role, and includes Basics the Nurse Needs to Know and Nursing Care. . The clinical purpose of each test is identified, and how each test is performed is clearly explained. . A pronunciation guide for the name of each test helps with difficult terminology. A focus on nursing explains how lab tests are used in nursing care. Alphabetical organization makes every test easy to find. Pronunciation guides for test names help students with difficult terminology. "Purpose of the Test" sections identify the indications of each test. "Basics the Nurse Needs to Know" offers an explanation of each test in clear, simple language. Normal Values in standard and SI units include variations for gender and age, where relevant. Critical Values are highlighted with the Normal Values, where relevant. "How the Test is Done" sections succinctly describe how each test is performed. "Significance of Test Results" sections list the diseases and disorders that are associated with abnormal findings. "Interfering Factors" sections list of the factors-such as drugs, herbs, and improper specimen collection and handling-that inadvertently affect test results. "Nursing Care" sections explain what the nurse is to do pretest, during the test, and posttest, and highlights nursing responses to critical values and complications, patient teaching, and health promotion. "Health Promotion" information is highlighted where relevant, noting the use of a test for screening asymptomatic individuals, with a testing schedule or other indication for when the test should be performed. Patient Teaching information is highlighted to make this crucial nursing content easy to find. Nursing Responses to Critical Values and Complications note what the nurse should be alert for during and after the test and how to manage dangerous situations. Appendix D: Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests for Frequently Occurring Medical Diagnoses lists the tests used most often for various disorders, and is a handy guide for students using lab tests in clinicals, as well as for practicing nurses. Appendix E: Tests by Body System with Test Purpose lists all tests with page number of the main entry, along with the purpose of each test for quick reference. The new JCAHO guidelines for abbreviations are followed to reduce errors in laboratory readings.
Download or read book A Manual of Laboratory Diagnostic Tests written by Frances Talaska Fischbach and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures written by Jane Vincent Corbett and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2013 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for undergraduate medical surgical nursing, and lab and diagnosis. Written by a highly respected author in the lab and diagnostic test field, this text/reference explains in detail the clinical significance of tests and diagnostic procedures. Its comprehensive coverage is augmented by a strong emphasis on nursing care as applied to lab and diagnostic tests, and on the relationship between nursing diagnoses and nursing care. Both scholarly and practical, it is ideal for use in both classroom and clinical settings. Each chapter is organized as an independent study unit complete with objectives, an organizing theme with background information (called an expository organizer), and test questions. - Publisher.
