Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures : with nursing diagnoses / Jane Vincent Corbett, Angela Denise Banks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Using laboratory data -- Hematology test -- Routine urinalysis and other urine tests -- Renal function tests -- Four commonly measured electrolytes -- Arterial blood gases and related tests -- Three less commonly measured electrolytes and vitamin D -- Tests to measure the metabolism of glucose and other sugars -- Tests to measure lipid metabolism and other cardiac risk factors -- Tests related to serum protein levels, tumor markers , and cancer genomics -- Tests to measure the metabolism of bilirubin -- Tests to measure enzymes and cardiac markers -- Coagulation tests and tests to detect occult blood -- Serologic tests : immunohematology microbiology and immunology -- Endocrine tests -- Culture and sensitivity tests and rapid tests for infections -- Therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology screens -- Tests performed in pregnancy, the newborn period, and the genetic screening -- Practice interpretation of laboratory data -- Diagnostic radiologic tests -- Body scans : CT, DXA, MRI, PET, and SPECT -- Nuclear scans : diagnostic tests with radionuclides or radioisotopes -- Diagnostic ultrasonography -- Common noninvasive diagnostic tests -- Common invasive tests -- Stress tests, cardiac catherizations, electrophysiologic studies, and syncope tests -- Endoscopic procedures -- Diagnostic procedures related to childbearing years.