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55% OFF for Bookstores! NOW at $22.95 instead of 34.95! This is the official textbook on Lab Values Interpretation created by Nurse Academy. Are you looking for a guide to quickly learn how to interpret laboratory values? Your clients, nurses, doctors, or paramedics will not be able to do without this book. Lab Values Interpretation is a simple and easy to understand book that introduces the concept of lab values and their corresponding interpretations to those that are looking for a simple overview of the subject matter, while also providing a quick recap of the most important information for those that just want to refresh their memories. The skill of being able to interpret laboratory investigations and understanding the science behind them is very important in the medicine field. It is said that approximately 65-75% of decision making in medicine is done based on the results of laboratory tests. Hence, there is immense pressure on the need for health practitioners to correctly interpret lab values and what they mean in terms of a patient's health. This book is meant to alleviate some of those pressures by explaining the lab values of the most common tests. Laboratory values essentially provide data in an objective form that relates to the patient's health. Therefore, they can aid in the early diagnosis of diseases that have not yet had clinical manifestations, thereby leading to more effective management of such conditions. They can also aid in monitoring the progress of various diseases so that treatment can be modified accordingly. Needless to say, insufficient understanding of laboratory tests in a clinical setting can lead to misinterpretation of results, which in turn will jeopardize patient safety. In this book you will: Get an in-depth understanding of what lab values are and how they are determined. Learn how to correctly interpret the lab values of over 35 lab tests. Be able to objectively measure your patient's health. Use your new skills every single day at work. Be able to use this book as a point of reference for the normal range of lab values. Be able to test your knowledge with some questions that have been added to the last two chapters in the book. Additionally, in this book you will learn the interpretation of the lab values of tests that include the following: Basic Chemistry Panel Cardiovascular testing Endocrine testing Liver and Kidney testing Pregnancy and Genetic testing Hematology and Oncology testing Immunology testing Pulmonary testing As well as Gastrointestinal tests With this book, your clients will be able to say goodbye to any nervous feelings they might experience whenever they try to interpret laboratory values without fear. Buy it NOW and let your customers interpret the laboratory values of over 35 tests easily and correctly!

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Nurse Academy is a non-profit professional association; was founded in 2003 on the initiative of a group of nurses moved by the common desire to share ideas, initiatives, projects, and much more, to contribute to the development of the nursing discipline in all areas in which it is expressed. In recent years we have written numerous articles for specialist magazines and international sites and started our blog. We have also published several books, created to help nursing students, and not only, in their course of study by examining clearly and practically many topics that are often difficult to study. Read our books NOW and you will see how you can make everything very simple and fast. Nurses may not be angels, but they are the next best thing!

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