Laboratory and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Using Laboratory Data	3
2	Hematology Tests	25
3	Routine Urinalysis and Other Urine Tests	63
4	Renal Function Tests	91
5	Four Commonly Measured Electrolytes	113
6	Arterial Blood Gases	143
7	Three Less Commonly Measured Electrolytes	175
8	Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Glucose and Other Sugars	199
9	Tests to Measure Lipid Metabolism	225
10	Tests Related to Serum Protein Levels	243
11	Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Bilirubin	269
12	Tests to Measure Enzyme and Isoenzyme Levels	287
13	Coagulation Tests and Tests to Detect Occult Blood	315
14	Serologic Tests	351
15	Endocrine Tests	393
16	Culture and Sensitivity Tests	439
17	Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Screens	473
18	Tests Performed in Pregnancy and the Newborn Period	503
19	Practice Interpretation of Laboratory Data	527
20	Diagnostic Radiologic Tests	539
21	Tomography and Body Scans	577
22	Diagnostic Tests with Radionuclides or Radioisotopes	591
23	Diagnostic Ultrasonography	617
24	Common Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests	633
25	Common Invasive Tests	657
26	Stress Tests, Cardiac Catheterizations, and Electrophysiologic Studies	689
27	Endoscopic Procedures	705
28	Diagnostic Procedures Related to Childbearing Years	723
	Appendices: Reference Values and Other Information	747
	App. A. Table A-1: General Chemistry Values	748
	App. A. Table A-2: Endocrine Chemistry Values	752
	App. A. Table A-3: Immunology Values	756
	App. A. Table A-4: Hematology and Coagulation Values	757
	App. B. Reference Values for Newborns and Children Compared with Adult Values	761
	App. C. Possible Alterations in Reference Values for the Aged	763
	App. D. Altered Reference Values for Common Laboratory Tests in Normal Pregnancies	765
	App. E. Common Abbreviations for Laboratory Tests	767
	App. F. Common Abbreviations for Diagnostic Procedures	771
	App. G. Units of Measurement	772
	App. H. Answers to Questions for Part I Laboratory Tests	773
	App. I. Answers to Questions for Part III Diagnostic Procedures	775
	Index	777