Laboratory & diagnostic tests with nursing implications / Joyce LeFever Kee.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 787-793) and index.

Laboratory tests -- Diagnostic tests -- Laboratory/diagnostic assessments of body function -- Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) -- Abbreviations -- Laboratory test groups -- Laboratory test values for adults and children.

Providing quick, pertinent information, Joyce LeFever Kee's Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications, 6th edition is a valuable resource for nursing students and professionals alike. More than 400 laboratory and diagnostic tests emphasize the purposes, procedures, and nursing implications with rationale. Alphabetical listings and seven subheadings provide a user-friendly format that makes the information easily accessible. Included in the Sixth Edition are: Selected new laboratory tests that include: High sensitivity C-reactive protein Amyloid beta protein precursor Viral cultures using various specimens Hematologic tests Antibody tests Selected new diagnostic tests that include: Bone densitometry Corneal staining Cystometry Fetal nonstress test Fetoscopy Updated laboratory test values for adults and children listed according to laboratory departments. Laboratory/Diagnostic Assessments of Body Function section that provides numerous laboratory and diagnostic tests ordered to assist in the diagnosis of disease entities and to determine organ function. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) section that lists over 100 drugs used when identifying therapeutic and toxic serum drug levels.