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The painless way for nurses to learn laboratory and diagnostic testing! Nursing Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests Demystified offers a clear, step-by-step blueprint to understanding the laboratory and diagnostic tests most often performed by nurses. You will learn what each test is, why it is ordered, how it is performed, how patients should prepare, how long it takes to get the results, how to interpret the results, and what the nursing implications are. Topics are presented in a logical learn-as-you-go sequence, building on what you've learned, and you'll be able to test your knowledge with chapter-ending questions and a final exam. Confidently perform: Hematology Tests Electrolytes Liver Tests Glucose Tests Maternity Tests Pregnancy and Genetic Tests Skin Tests Renal Function Tests Ultrasound Scans MRIs Diagnostic Radiologic Tests Cardiovascular Tests And many more Nursing Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests Demystified is the fastest, easiest, and most enjoyable way to get up to speed on the medical tests nurses must be proficient at.

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Author:   Jim Keogh
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.143kg
ISBN:  

9781259859533

ISBN 10:   1259859533
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   06 August 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction CHAPTER 1  Hematology Tests How to Collect Blood Specimen from a Vein How to Collect Blood Specimen from a Heel Stick How to Collect Blood Specimen from a Finger Stick Blood Type Test 5 Partial Thromboplastin Time   Total Serum Protein Blood Alcohol Lead Serum Osmolality Uric Acid in Blood C-Reactive Protein  Complete Blood Count Chemistry Screen Vitamin B12 Cold Agglutinins Toxicology Tests (Tox Screen) Folic Acid Gastrin Ferritin Lactic Acid Prothrombin Time Reticulocyte Count Schilling Test  Sedimentation Rate Iron Serum Protein Electrophoresis Summary CHAPTER 2  Electrolytes Calcium Magnesium  Phosphate Potassium Sodium Chloride  Summary CHAPTER 3  Arterial Blood Gases Test Arterial Blood Gases Total Carbon Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Summary   CHAPTER 4  Liver Tests Hepatitis A Virus Test Hepatitis B Virus Tests Alanine Aminotransferase Alkaline Phosphatase Ammonia Aspartate Aminotransferase Bilirubin Summary CHAPTER 5  Cardiac Enzymes and Markers Tests Brain Natriuretic Peptide Test Cardiac Enzyme Studies Homocysteine Renin Assay Summary CHAPTER 6  Serologic Tests Immunoglobulins Antinuclear Antibodies Human Immunodeficiency Virus Tests CD4+ Count Viral Load Measurement Rheumatoid Factor Summary CHAPTER 7  Endocrine Tests Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Cortisol Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test Aldosterone in Blood Cortisol in Blood Estrogens Growth Hormone Luteinizing Hormone Parathyroid Hormone Thyroid Hormone Tests Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Testosterone Summary CHAPTER 8  Glucose Tests C-peptide D-xylose Absorption Test Blood Glucose Glycohemoglobin Summary CHAPTER 9  Tumor Markers Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125)   Carcinoembryonic Antigen Prostate-Specifi c Antigen Summary CHAPTER 10  Pregnancy and Genetic Tests Antisperm Antibody Test α-Fetoprotein Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Inhibin A Test Prolactin Phenylketonuria Test Tay-Sachs Test Sickle Cell Test Hemochromatosis Gene Test Summary   CHAPTER 11  Tests for Infection Antibody Tests Blood Culture Mononucleosis Tests Helicobacter pylori Tests Herpes Simplex Virus Tests Lyme Disease Test  Rubella Test Syphilis Tests Summary   CHAPTER 12  Renal Function Tests Blood Urea Nitrogen Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance Summary CHAPTER 13  Pancreatic and Lipid Metabolism Tests Amylase Lipase Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests Summary CHAPTER 14  Diagnostic Radiology Tests How an X-ray Is Taken Abdominal X-ray Extremity X-ray Spinal X-ray Mammogram Chest X-ray Dental X-ray Facial X-ray Skull X-ray Summary CHAPTER 15  Computed Tomography Scan Full-Body CT Scan CT Scan of the Head CT Scan of the Spine Summary  CHAPTER 16  Ultrasound Scan Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Ultrasound Transvaginal Ultrasound and Hysterosonogram Testicular Ultrasound Abdominal Ultrasound Breast Ultrasound Cranial Ultrasound Doppler Ultrasound Fetal Ultrasound Pelvic Ultrasound Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Summary CHAPTER 17  Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abdominal MRI Breast MRI Head MRI Knee MRI Shoulder MRI Spinal MRI Summary CHAPTER 18  Positron Emission Tomography Scan PET Scan Summary CHAPTER 19  Cardiovascular Tests and Procedures Cardiac Blood Pool Scan Cardiac Calcium Scoring  Electrocardiogram Cardiac Perfusion Scan Ankle-Brachial Index Echocardiogram   Pericardiocentesis Venogram Summary   CHAPTER 20  Lung Tests and Procedures Lung Scan Pulmonary Function Tests Summary CHAPTER 21  Tests and Procedures for Females Breast Cancer Gene Test Breast Ultrasound Pap Smear Vaginosis Tests Sperm Penetration Tests Summary CHAPTER 22  Maternity Tests Biophysical Profile Contraction Stress Test Cranial Ultrasound Amniocentesis Cordocentesis Sweat Test Chorionic Villus Sampling Karyotyping Cervical Cerclage (Weak Cervix) Galactosemia Test Summary CHAPTER 23  Chest, Abdominal, Urinary Tract Tests and Procedures Upper Gastrointestinal Series Esophagus Test Series Gallbladder Scan Kidney Scan Liver and Spleen Scan Urinalysis Urine Culture and Sensitivity Test Renin Assay Test Thyroid Scan Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Thyroid Hormone Tests Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Test Thyroid Surgery Salivary Gland Scan D-xylose Absorption Test Stool Culture 502 Enterotest (Giardiasis String Test) Stool Analysis Fecal Occult Blood Test Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test Summary CHAPTER 24  Bone and Muscle Tests Bone Mineral Density Bone Scan Summary CHAPTER 25  Tests for Males Erectile Dysfunction Tests Testicular Ultrasound Testicular Scan Testicular Examination Semen Analysis Summary   CHAPTER 26  Skin Tests Chemical Peel Allergy Skin Testing Dermabrasion Mantoux Skin Test Wound Culture Summary CHAPTER 27  Sinus, Ears, Nose, Throat (ENT) Tests and Procedures Electroencephalogram Throat Culture Sputum Culture Sputum Cytology Sinus X-ray Tympanometry Audiometric Testing  Summary Vision Tests and Procedures Vision Tests Tonometry Electronystagmogram Summary Medical Tests and Procedures Demystified Index 

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Jim Keogh is on the faculty of Columbia University teaching courses in its technology certification program. He has spent 15 years developing computer systems for major Wall Street firms such as Salomen, Inc. and Bear Stearns and has written several best-selling books for Prentice Hall and IDG.

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