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OverviewPart of the skill of nursing and healthcare involves being able to decipher and understand the meanings of results and abbreviations. Fully updated, this second edition is a handy survival guide which will supply you with up-to-date information and help you understand this language, so that you can provide appropriate holistic care to your patients. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helen Jones (University of Worcester, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 0.063kg ISBN: 9781138351974ISBN 10: 1138351970 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 13 May 2019 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Abbreviations and acronyms Conventional units of measurement Normal Ranges: Cardiovascular: Pulse Sites Blood pressure stages Biochemistry Blood composition: Coagulation screen Cardiac Enzymes Hormone levels Respiratory: Respiration rates Tidal Volumes Arterial Blood Gases Acid Base Balance Peak Flow readings Neurological: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Renal: Urinalysis Fluid Balance Nutritional assessment: MUST Patient at Risk Scores: NEWS PEWS Skin assessment: WATERLOWReviewsAuthor InformationHelen Jones is Senior Lecturer, Pre-Registration Nursing at the University of Worcester, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |