Overview

"""[the authors] did a masterful job of creating and editing this gold standard book that should be used by all clinicians and incorporated into all nursing and health sciences curriculums."" -Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN Vice President for Health Promotion University Chief Wellness Officer Dean and Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-Based Practice, College of Nursing Professor of Pediatrics & Psychiatry, College of Medicine Executive Director, the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for EBP The Ohio State University This is the only book to explicitly guide clinicians through an evidence-based approach to ordering and interpreting laboratory tests. With over 160 commonly ordered tests, this book is designed to foster more accurate clinical decision-making to attain the highest level of patient care. This book summarizes more than 3000 pieces of evidence and incorporates clinical expertise and decision-making on the ordering and interpretation of tests. To promote ease of use, a convenient table maps labs and their corresponding chapter numbers to the relevant body system to promote ease of use. Each laboratory test is presented in a consistent format with information on physiology, indications (screening, diagnosis, and monitoring), algorithms, test interpretation and follow-up testing, patient education, and related diagnoses. Additional valuable features include clinical pearls that highlight common pitfalls and gaps in reasoning, and a cost-benefit analysis. This book also includes CPT and ICD-10 codes, charts and tables for clarification, and references for further study. Key Features: Delivers a strong, evidence-based approach to ordering and interpreting over 160 laboratory tests Promotes accurate clinical decision-making toward achieving the Triple Aim Includes abundant clinical pearls highlighting common pitfalls and gaps in reasoning Provides cost-benefit analysis and discussion of laboratory testing within a high-value healthcare culture Includes 175 supplemental case examples and 200 self-assessment questions to facilitate instruction and learning Includes more than 3000 pieces of evidence from interprofessional resources"

Full Product Details

Author:   Kelly Small Casler, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CHSE ,  Kate Gawlik, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9780826140876

ISBN 10:   0826140874
Pages:   876
Publication Date:   16 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

PART I: Foundational Concepts for Evidence-Based Use of Laboratory Tests Chapter 1. Principles of Evidence-Based Practice for Clinical Decision-Making Regarding Laboratory Tests Chapter 2. Clinical Decision-Making using Laboratory Tests: Thinking Like a Clinical Expert Chapter 3. Introduction to Laboratory Processes and Methods Chapter 4. Laboratory Policy and Regulations PART II: Evidence-Based Use of Laboratory Tests Relating to Genetics and Special Circumstances Chapter 5. Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing Chapter 6. Cancer Genetic Testing for Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Screening Chapter 7. Genetic Testing for Pharmacotherapy Chapter 8. Evidence-Based Use of Laboratory Tests in the Peri-Operative Setting Chapter 9. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Peak & Trough Chapter 10. Genetic Testing for Prescribing in Mental Health PART III: Evidence-Based Use of Individual Laboratory Tests Chapter 11. 17 Hydroxyprogesterone Chapter 12. Adenovirus Conjunctivitis Test Chapter 13. Adrenocorticotropin Hormone (ACTH) and ACTH Stimulation Test Chapter 14. Aldosterone, Renin, and the Aldosterone to Renin Ratio Chapter 15. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Chapter 16. Ammonia Chapter 17. Andriostenedione Chapter 18. Anti-Parietal Cell Antibody and Intrinsic Factor Chapter 19. Antibodies—MMR and Varicella Chapter 20. Antidiuretic Hormone Chapter 21. Anti-Müllerian Hormone Chapter 22. Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Chapter 23. Antinuclear Antibodies Chapter 24. Antistreptolysin Titre Chapter 25. Antithrombin III Chapter 26. Arterial Blood Gases Chapter 27. Autoantibodies in Diabetes Chapter 28. Arthrocentesis Analysis Chapter 29. Beta Hydroxybutyrate Chapter 30. Bilirubin Chapter 31. Blood Typing and Rh Chapter 32. Blood Urea Nitrogen, Creatinine, and Glomerular Filtration Rate (Basic Metabolic Panel) Chapter 33. Brain Natriuretic Peptide Chapter 34. C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Chapter 35. Calcitonin and Procalcitonin Chapter 36. Calcium, Ionized Chapter 37. Cancer Antigen 125 (CA125) Chapter 38. Carbamazepine/Tegretol Levels Chapter 39. Carboxyhemoglobin Chapter 40. Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Chapter 41. Catecholamine Testing Chapter 42. Celiac Disease Testing Chapter 43. Cell-free DNA Chapter 44. Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis Chapter 45. Ceruloplasmin Chapter 46. Chloride Sweat Test Chapter 47. Clostridium Difficile Testing Chapter 48. Cold Agglutinins Chapter 49. Complement Studies Chapter 50. Coombs' Direct and Indirect Antibody Tests Chapter 51. Copper Chapter 52. Coronaviruses (SARS-COV2, MERS, SARS) Chapter 53. Corrected Thrombin Time and Mixing Studies Chapter 54. Cortisol, Serum Chapter 55. Cortisol (Salivary and Urine) Chapter 56. Creatinine Kinase Chapter 57. Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody and Rheumatoid Factor Chapter 58. Cystatin Chapter 59. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Chapter 60. D-Dimer Chapter 61. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Chapter 62. Dexamethasone Suppression Test Chapter 63. Divalproex Sodium/Valproic Acid Chapter 64. Electrolytes (Basic Metabolic Panel) Chapter 65. Epstein-Barr Virus Testing Chapter 66. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Chapter 67. Estrogen: Estrone, Estradiol, and Estriol Chapter 68. Ethanol/Alcohol Levels Chapter 69. Extractable Nuclear Antigen Antibodies Chapter 70. Factor Assays Chapter 71. Fecal Elastase Chapter 72. Fecal Occult Blood Test, Fecal Immunochemical Test, and Multitarget Stool DNA Tests Chapter 73. Ferritin and Iron Studies Chapter 74. Fetal Fibronectin Chapter 75. Fibrinogen Chapter 76. First Trimester Screening Chapter 77. Folate Chapter 78. Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Chapter 79. Gastrin and Pepsinogen Chapter 80. Glucose (White Blood, Serum, or Plasma) Chapter 81. Glucose Tolerance Test Chapter 82. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Chapter 83. Gram Stain, Culture, and Sensitivities Chapter 84. Group B Strep Chapter 85. Haptoglobin Chapter 86. Helicobacter Pylori Tests Chapter 87. Hemoglobin A1C Chapter 88. Hemoglobinopathies Chapter 89. Hepatitis (Infectious) Testing Chapter 90. Herpes Simplex Virus Chapter 91. Hemocysteine Chapter 92. Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin Chapter 93. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and CD4 Chapter 94. Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Chapter 95. Human Papilloma Virus Tests and Cervical Cytology Chapter 96. Immunoglobulin E and Skin Allergy Testing Chapter 97. Influenza Chapter 98. Insulin and C-peptide Chapter 99. Insulin-Like Growth Factor and Growth Hormone Chapter 100. Interferon-Gamma Release Assays Chapter 101. Lactate Chapter 102. Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Chapter 103. Lead Chapter 104. Leiden Factor V Analysis (R506Q) Chapter 105. Levetiracetam (Keppra) Chapter 106. Lipase and Amylase Chapter 107. Lipid Profiles and Lipoprotein Tests Chapter 108. Lithium Chapter 109. Liver Enzymes Chapter 110. Lupus Anticoagulant and Antiphospholipid Antibodies Chapter 111. Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle Stimulating Hormone Chapter 112. Lyme Antibodies Chapter 113. Magnesium Chapter 114. Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Chapter 115. Methylmalonic Acid (MMA) Chapter 116. Newborn Screening Panels Chapter 117. Oxcarbazepine Chapter 118. Parathyroid Hormone Chapter 119. Peripheral Smear Chapter 120. Peritoneal Fluid Analysis Chapter 121. Phosphorus Chapter 122. Platelets and Mean Platelet Volume Chapter 123. Pleural Fluid Analysis Chapter 124. Potassium Testing for Skin Conditions Chapter 125. Prealbumin and Albumin Chapter 126. Progesterone Chapter 127. Prolactin Chapter 128. Prostate Specific Antigen Chapter 129. Protein C Chapter 130. Protein Electrophoresis Chapter 131. Protein S Chapter 132. Prothrombin Gene Mutation (G20210A) Chapter 133. Prothrombin, Partial Thromboplastin Time, and International Normalized Ratio (INR) Chapter 134. Quad Screen/Second Trimester Aneuploidy Screening Chapter 135. Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count and RBC Indices Chapter 136. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Chapter 137. Respiratory Viral Panels Chapter 138. Reticulocyte Indices Chapter 139. Semen and Sperm Analysis Chapter 140. Serum or Plasma Osmolality Chapter 141. Skin Biopsy Chapter 142. Stool Studies for Infection Chapter 143. Streptococcal Sore Throat Testing Chapter 144. Syphilis Tests (RPR and T Pallidum) Chapter 145. Testosterone and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Chapter 146. Thyroid Antibodies Chapter 147. Thyroid Function Tests Chapter 148. Trichomoniasis Chapter 149. Troponin Chapter 150. Uric Acid Chapter 151. Urinalysis Chapter 152. Urine Albumin Chapter 153. Urine Creatinine Clearance Chapter 154. Urine Culture and Sensitivity Chapter 155. Urine Cytology Chapter 156. Urine Drug Screen/Test Chapter 157. Urine Osmolality Chapter 158. Urine Protein Chapter 159. Urine Stone Analysis Chapter 160. Vaginitis Testing—Bacterial Vaginosis Chapter 161. Vaginitis Testing —Candida Chapter 162. Vitamin B12 Chapter 163. Vitamin D Chapter 164. von Willebrand Disease Panels Chapter 165. White Blood Cells and the Differential Count Chapter 166. West Nile Virus Chapter 167. Zika Virus Chapter 168. Zinc

Reviews

[the authors] did a masterful job of creating and editing this gold standard book that should be used by all clinicians and incorporated into all nursing and health sciences curriculums. - Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN Vice President for Health Promotion University Chief Wellness Officer Dean and Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-Based Practice, College of Nursing Professor of Pediatrics & Psychiatry, College of Medicine Executive Director, the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for EBP The Ohio State University

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"Kelly Small Casler, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CHSEAssistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Kate Sustersic Gawlik, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP is an associate professor of clinical nursing at The Ohio State University. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an adult and family nurse practitioner. She has extensive background in primary care, with experience in family practice, college health, urgent care, and reproductive care. Her clinical interests are evidence-based practice, population health, preventive medicine, clinician well-being, parental burnout, health professionals’ education, wellness, and cardiovascular disease prevention. She has served as the project manager for the Million Hearts® initiatives at Ohio State's College of Nursing since 2013. She leads and serves on multiple state and national workgroups targeted at improving cardiovascular population health and improving student health and wellness. Dr. Gawlik started her nursing career in 2006 and completed her MSc in nursing with a specialization as an adult/geriatric nurse practitioner in 2009 from The Ohio State University. In 2015, she graduated with her DNP and a post-master's certificate as a family nurse practitioner from The Ohio State University. Dr. Gawlik was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award in 2013 and the Outstanding Leadership Award in 2017 at The Ohio State University. She received an Abstract of Distinction at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Conference in 2016 and the Editor's Pick for 2017 Paper of the Year by the American Journal of Health Promotion for ""An Epidemiological Study of Population Health Reveals Social Smoking as a Major Cardiovascular Risk Factor."" She was awarded the 2018 American Association of Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence for Ohio. She was inducted as a fellow into the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in June 2018 and into the National Academies of Practice in March 2021. She received the 2022 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Innovations Award. Dr. Gawlik has been teaching nursing students since 2007. She has taught a variety of undergraduate, RN--BSN, and graduate nursing courses and serves as a clinical preceptor for advanced practice nursing students. Her passion lies in teaching in the online platform, both in synchronous and asynchronous classrooms. She has been teaching solely online since 2012. Dr. Gawlik developed an online educational module on cardiovascular population health that is used nationally and internationally. The educational module has led to the cardiovascular screening of over 100,000 people. Her educational interests include the development of new and innovative teaching modalities and pedagogies for online teaching with a focus on advanced assessment, evidence-based practice, and health promotion courses."

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