Basedon15thprinted.Listsbodysystems&testtype.Patientcaresections.Built-incalculators.Interactiveflowcharts.Includes9newtests.
DESCRIPTION
Knownforitsaccuracyandeasy-to-useformatMosby’sDiagnostic&LaboratoryTestReference15thEditionisyourone-stopsourceforallthelatesttestinginformationneededinclinicalsclassandprofessionalpractice.Acrossthereferencetestsareorganizedalphabeticallyandincludevitalinformationsuchasalternateorabbreviatedtestnamestestexplanationnormalandabnormalfindingspossiblecriticalvaluesandguidelinestopatientcarebeforeduringandafterthetest.Thisfifteentheditionalsoincludesninenewtestsaswellasthelatestresearchsurroundingeachtestincludedinthereference.Aswithpreviouseditionseverytestentrybeginsonanewpageandalltestsarecross-referencedthroughoutthebooktosimplifylookup.Andwiththeapp'ssmartsearchandrobustindexesthismarket-leadingreferenceistheidealchoiceforanyonewantingquickandeasyaccesstotheverylatestdiagnosticandlabtestsusedinnursingpracticetoday.
Newtothisedition
-NEW!Ninenewtestentriesensurethelatesttestsandprocedures.Newtestscovertheareasofbileacids,computedtomographyangiography,andmarijuana.
-NEW!Newcontentreflectsthelatestresearchonthediagnosticvaluesofresults,accuracyoftesting,andpatientcareandeducationforeachtest.
KeyFeatures
-AlphabeticalorganizationandA-to-Zthumbtabsmakesfindingtherightinformationquickandeasy.
-Normalfindingsforadult,elderly,andpediatricpatientsareincludedwhereapplicabletoprovidecompleteclinicaldata.
-Abnormalfindingsarehighlightedwithdirectionalarrows.
-Possiblecriticalvaluesarehighlightedtoalertstudentstosituationsrequiringimmediateintervention.
-Drug-relatedinterferingfactorsareidentifiedwithiconstoalertstudentstotheeffectsofpharmacologicagentsontests.
-User’sGuidetoTestPreparationandPerformanceprovidesanoverviewandguidelinesforeachtypeoflaboratorytestanddiagnosticproceduretoensuresafetyandaccuracy.
-CommonReferenceRangesformalesandfemales,alongwithRoutineBloodandUrineTestinginformationarelocatedonthefrontendsheetsforeasyreference.
-Relatedtestsarecross-referencedmakingthemeasytofind.
-Testslistedbybodysystemandtesttypeinanappendixenablesstudentstoquicklylocaterelatedstudies.
-Abbreviationsfortestsareprovidedontheendsheets,andsymbolsandunitsofmeasurementarelistedinanappendix.
-Streamlinedformatwitheachtestentrybeginningonanewpagefurthersimplifiesnavigation.
-Patientteaching-relatedcareisidentifiedwithiconstoindicateinformationthatshouldbesharedwithpatientsandtheirfamilies.