Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures

✍ Scribed by Cynthia C. Chernecky, Barbara J. Berger

• Publisher: Saunders Elsevier
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1235
• Edition: 6th Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Find complete answers to questions such as which laboratory tests to order or what the results might mean. Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 6th Edition covers more tests than any other reference of its kind, with over 900 lab tests and diagnostic procedures in all. In Part I, you'll find an alphabetical list of hundreds of diseases, conditions, and symptoms, including the tests and procedures most commonly used to confirm or rule out a suspected diagnosis. In Part II, you’ll find descriptions of virtually every laboratory and diagnostic test available. This edition is updated with the latest research and over 20 NEW test entries. Written by educator Cynthia Chernecky and clinical nurse specialist Barbara Berger, this lab reference covers today’s lab tests with concise, easy-to-use information.
More than 900 laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures are included — more than any other reference!
Over 600 diseases, conditions, and symptoms are listed, along with the tests used to confirm them.
Alphabetical organization and A-to-Z thumb tabs make it easy to find the information you’re looking for.
Alternative test names and acronyms are cross-referenced to simplify lookup.
Instructions for client and family teaching help you offer guidance concerning test preparation and follow-up care.
Age and gender-specific norms are provided, giving you complete lifespan coverage.
Risks and Contraindications are highlighted to help you safeguard your patients and provide effective care.
Panic Level Symptoms and Treatment are provided for dangerously increased and decreased levels.
Minimum volumes for blood samples are included, useful when a client’s blood preservation is essential, as well as information on whether blood specimens can be drawn during hemodialysis.
Tests for toxic substances are included, making this a lab, diagnostic, and toxicology book all in one.
Abbreviations, measurement prefixes, and symbols are listed on the front and back covers for convenience.
Information on herbal supplements indicates when a client’s use of natural remedies might affect test results.
Over 20 NEW test entries present the latest tests and procedures, with a strong focus on affordable, clinically relevant genetic tests.
UPDATED content includes the latest research relating to accuracy of tests, diagnostic value of results, and associated cost-benefit ratios.

✦ Table of Contents

Front cover......Page 1
Inside front cover......Page 2
Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures......Page 3
Copyright page......Page 4
Reviewers......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Part Two: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures......Page 10
Table of Contents......Page 12
One Diseases, Conditions, and Symptoms......Page 13
Acromegaly......Page 14
Alcoholism......Page 15
Amenorrhea......Page 16
Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic......Page 17
Anorexia Nervosa......Page 18
Appendicitis......Page 19
Asthma......Page 20
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia......Page 21
Brain Tumors......Page 22
Burns......Page 23
Cardiomyopathy......Page 24
Cerebrovascular Accident......Page 25
Cholelithiasis......Page 26
Coccidioidomycosis......Page 27
Congestive Heart Failure......Page 28
Cushing’s Syndrome and Cushing’s Disease......Page 29
Deep Vein Thrombosis......Page 30
Dermatitis......Page 31
Dialysis, Peritoneal......Page 32
Diverticulitis and Diverticulosis......Page 33
Dysentery......Page 34
Dysrhythmias......Page 35
Effusions, Abdominal......Page 36
Encephalopathy......Page 37
Epistaxis......Page 38
Factor IX Deficiency (Christmas Disease)......Page 39
Fibrinolysis......Page 40
Ganglioneuroblastoma......Page 41
Genital Herpes......Page 42
Gonorrhea......Page 43
Hay Fever......Page 44
Helicobacter Pylori......Page 45
Hemorrhage......Page 46
Hepatomegaly......Page 47
Hodgkin’s Disease......Page 48
Hyperaldosteronism......Page 49
Hyperlipoproteinemia......Page 50
Hyperthermia......Page 51
Hyponatremia......Page 52
Hypothyroidism (Cretinism)......Page 53
Immune Deficiency......Page 54
Infertility......Page 55
Iron Deficiency Anemia (Uncomplicated)......Page 56
Lead Poisoning......Page 57
Liver Abscess......Page 58
Lung Cancer......Page 59
Malabsorption......Page 60
Ménière’s Disease......Page 61
Metal Poisoning......Page 62
Mitral Valve Regurgitation......Page 63
Myocardial Conduction Defect......Page 64
Myxedema (Hypothyroidism)......Page 65
Neurodegeneration......Page 66
Obstruction, Bowel......Page 67
Ovarian Cancer......Page 68
Pain, Abdominal......Page 69
Pancreatic Cancer......Page 70
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease......Page 71
Peritonitis......Page 72
Pituitary......Page 73
Polyuria......Page 74
Pulmonary Edema......Page 75
Rape Trauma......Page 76
Renal Failure......Page 77
Rheumatic Fever......Page 78
Salmonellosis......Page 79
Scleroderma......Page 80
Serum Sickness......Page 81
Sjögren’s Syndrome......Page 82
Stress......Page 83
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus......Page 84
Thrombocytopenia......Page 85
Tonsillitis......Page 86
Transplant (Bone Marrow, Cornea, Heart, Liver, Kidney)......Page 87
Tularemia......Page 88
Uremia......Page 89
Varices (Esophageal, Leg)......Page 90
Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia......Page 91
Yellow Fever......Page 92
Zoster......Page 93
Two Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures......Page 95
Client and Family Teaching......Page 96
Description.......Page 97
ACE......Page 98
Professional Considerations......Page 99
Procedure......Page 100
Acetylsalicylic Acid......Page 101
Description.......Page 102
Increased.......Page 103
Procedure......Page 104
Description.......Page 105
Antibody Detection.......Page 106
Description.......Page 107
Other Data......Page 109
Description.......Page 110
Description.......Page 111
Other Data......Page 112
Norm.......Page 113
Client and Family Teaching......Page 114
Description.......Page 115
Procedure......Page 116
Other Data......Page 117
Postprocedure Care......Page 118
Other Data......Page 119
AHI......Page 120
Increased.......Page 121
Increased in Serum.......Page 122
Procedure......Page 123
Increased.......Page 124
Norm.......Page 125
Norm.......Page 126
Client and Family Teaching......Page 127
Client and Family Teaching......Page 128
Norm.......Page 129
Increased Total Alkaline Phosphatase.......Page 130
Other Data......Page 131
ImmunoCAP FEIA method.......Page 132
Increased.......Page 133
Norm.......Page 134
ALT......Page 135
Other Data......Page 136
Client and Family Teaching......Page 137
Norm.......Page 138
Amniocentesis and Amniotic Fluid Analysis—Diagnostic Routine Analysis......Page 139
Description.......Page 141
Client and Family Teaching......Page 142
Other Data......Page 143
Norm.......Page 144
Other Data......Page 145
Norm.......Page 146
Procedure......Page 147
Anaerobic Culture......Page 148
Other Data......Page 149
Postprocedure Care......Page 150
Client and Family Teaching......Page 151
Decreased.......Page 152
Usage.......Page 153
ANP......Page 154
Procedure......Page 155
Professional Considerations......Page 156
Other Data......Page 157
Other Data......Page 158
Description.......Page 159
Antimicrosomal Antibody......Page 160
Description.......Page 161
Other Data......Page 162
Anti-Parietal Cell Antibody......Page 163
Antiribonucleoprotein Test......Page 164
Description.......Page 165
Factors That Affect Results......Page 166
Increased.......Page 167
Decreased.......Page 168
Norm.......Page 169
Description.......Page 170
Other Data......Page 171
Preparation......Page 172
Description.......Page 173
Other Data......Page 174
Norm.......Page 175
Client and Family Teaching......Page 176
Preparation......Page 177
Usage.......Page 178
Description.......Page 179
Other Data......Page 180
Procedure......Page 181
ASA......Page 182
ASO Titer......Page 183
Increased.......Page 184
Description.......Page 185
Decreased.......Page 186
AT-III Test......Page 187
Procedure......Page 188
Postprocedure Care......Page 189
Client and Family Teaching......Page 190
Preparation......Page 191
Other Data......Page 192
Other Data......Page 193
Norm.......Page 194
Norm.......Page 195
Client and Family Teaching......Page 196
Procedure......Page 197
Client and Family Teaching......Page 198
BE......Page 199
Norm.......Page 200
Professional Considerations......Page 201
Description.......Page 202
Other Data......Page 203
Procedure......Page 204
Postprocedure Care......Page 205
Decreased.......Page 206
Client and Family Teaching......Page 207
Increased Total Bilirubin.......Page 208
Description.......Page 209
Positive or Increased.......Page 210
Usage.......Page 211
Professional Considerations......Page 212
Other Data......Page 213
Increased.......Page 214
Increased.......Page 215
Other Data......Page 216
Procedure......Page 217
Procedure......Page 218
Description.......Page 219
Norm.......Page 220
Increased PaCO2.......Page 221
Description.......Page 222
Professional Considerations......Page 223
Other Data......Page 224
Description.......Page 225
Description.......Page 226
Decreased pH.......Page 227
Description.......Page 228
Norm.......Page 229
Increased MCHC.......Page 230
Blood Sugar......Page 231
Norm.......Page 232
Procedure......Page 233
Professional Considerations......Page 234
Decreased.......Page 235
Description.......Page 236
Preparation......Page 237
Description.......Page 238
Norm.......Page 239
Procedure......Page 240
Procedure......Page 241
Preparation......Page 242
Procedure......Page 243
Norm.......Page 244
Preparation......Page 248
Norm.......Page 249
Other Data......Page 250
Description.......Page 251
Other Data......Page 252
Sudan Black B (SBB) Granulocyte.......Page 253
Decreased Normoblasts.......Page 254
Client and Family Teaching......Page 255
Professional Considerations......Page 256
Procedure......Page 257
Professional Considerations......Page 258
Bone Scintigraphy......Page 259
Other Data......Page 260
Other Data......Page 261
Professional Considerations......Page 262
Description.......Page 263
Description.......Page 264
Postprocedure Care......Page 265
Client and Family Teaching......Page 266
Other Data......Page 267
Other Data......Page 268
Client and Family Teaching......Page 269
Other Data......Page 270
Other Data......Page 271
Description.......Page 272
Preparation......Page 273
Procedure......Page 274
Description.......Page 275
Procedure......Page 276
Other Data......Page 277
C3 Activator......Page 278
Factors That Affect Results......Page 279
Norm.......Page 280
Increased.......Page 281
Usage.......Page 282
Usage.......Page 283
Description.......Page 284
Professional Considerations......Page 285
Factors That Affect Results......Page 286
Description.......Page 287
Norm.......Page 288
Description.......Page 289
Norm.......Page 290
Factors That Affect Results......Page 291
Increased.......Page 292
Client and Family Teaching......Page 293
Professional Considerations......Page 294
Description.......Page 295
Professional Considerations......Page 296
Description.......Page 297
Captopril Renography......Page 298
Preparation......Page 299
Carbon-13 or Carbon-14 Urea Breath Test......Page 300
Client and Family Teaching......Page 301
Procedure......Page 302
Procedure......Page 303
Description.......Page 304
Norm.......Page 305
Other Data......Page 306
Professional Considerations......Page 307
Factors That Affect Results......Page 308
Norm.......Page 309
Description.......Page 310
Description.......Page 311
Postprocedure Care......Page 312
Description.......Page 313
Norm.......Page 314
Description.......Page 315
Factors That Affect Results......Page 316
Description.......Page 317
Other Data......Page 318
CBL......Page 319
Cell Free Fetal DNA......Page 320
Procedure......Page 321
Description.......Page 322
Client and Family Teaching......Page 323
Procedure......Page 324
Description.......Page 325
Procedure......Page 326
Norm.......Page 327
Description.......Page 328
Cytology.......Page 329
Professional Considerations......Page 330
Norm.......Page 331
Factors That Affect Results......Page 332
Positive.......Page 333
Description.......Page 334
Chagas’ Disease Serologic Test......Page 335
Norm.......Page 336
Professional Considerations......Page 338
Professional Considerations......Page 339
Norm.......Page 340
Other Data......Page 341
Factors That Affect Results......Page 342
Other Data......Page 343
Preparation......Page 344
Decreased.......Page 345
Description.......Page 346
Other Data......Page 347
Other Data......Page 348
Norm.......Page 349
Preparation......Page 350
Usage.......Page 351
Other Data......Page 352
Decreased.......Page 353
Preparation......Page 354
Preparation......Page 355
Description.......Page 356
Cisternography, CSF Flow Scan......Page 357
Procedure......Page 358
Norm.......Page 359
Negative.......Page 360
Positive.......Page 361
CNH......Page 362
Factors That Affect Results......Page 363
Postprocedure Care......Page 364
Other Data......Page 365
Norm.......Page 366
Usage.......Page 367
Description.......Page 368
Client and Family Teaching......Page 369
Procedure......Page 370
Usage.......Page 371
Procedure......Page 372
Other Data......Page 373
Usage.......Page 374
Other Data......Page 375
Other Data......Page 376
Norm.......Page 377
Other Data......Page 378
Norm.......Page 379
Procedure......Page 383
Description.......Page 384
Other Data......Page 385
Description.......Page 386
Preparation......Page 387
Computed Tomography of the Heart......Page 388
Other Data......Page 389
Preparation......Page 390
Preparation......Page 391
Positive.......Page 392
Description.......Page 393
Other Data......Page 394
Norm.......Page 395
Professional Considerations......Page 396
Description.......Page 397
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring......Page 398
Other Data......Page 399
Factors That Affect Results......Page 400
Postprocedure Care......Page 401
Postprocedure Care......Page 402
Description.......Page 403
Professional Considerations......Page 404
Positive (>1 : 2 Titer).......Page 405
Factors That Affect Results......Page 406
Norm.......Page 407
Description.......Page 408
Creatine Phosphokinase......Page 409
Other Data......Page 410
Increased.......Page 411
Description.......Page 412
Norm.......Page 413
Procedure......Page 414
Positive Type III Cryoglobulin.......Page 415
Description.......Page 416
Client and Family Teaching......Page 417
Description.......Page 418
CT Coronary Angiography......Page 419
Procedure......Page 420
Procedure......Page 421
Description.......Page 423
Professional Considerations......Page 424
Norm.......Page 425
Description.......Page 426
Description.......Page 427
Description.......Page 428
Preparation......Page 429
Description.......Page 430
Other Data......Page 431
Procedure......Page 432
Preparation......Page 433
Client and Family Teaching......Page 434
Procedure......Page 435
Professional Considerations......Page 436
Description.......Page 437
Description.......Page 438
Client and Family Teaching......Page 439
Client and Family Teaching......Page 440
Other Data......Page 441
Cytology......Page 442
Positive.......Page 443
DCP......Page 444
Norm.......Page 445
Client and Family Teaching......Page 446
Postprocedure Care......Page 447
Increased.......Page 448
Preparation......Page 449
Dialyzable Calcium......Page 450
Procedure......Page 451
Norm.......Page 452
Increased Eosinophils.......Page 455
Decreased Neutrophils.......Page 456
Factors That Affect Results......Page 457
Decreased.......Page 458
Client and Family Teaching......Page 459
Description.......Page 460
Description.......Page 461
Other Data......Page 462
Norm.......Page 463
Other Data......Page 464
Doppler Ultrasonographic Flow Studies, Transcranial......Page 465
Procedure......Page 466
Drug Screen......Page 467
Procedure......Page 468
Description.......Page 469
Factors That Affect Results......Page 470
ECG......Page 471
Description.......Page 472
Echography/Echogram......Page 473
Procedure......Page 474
Description.......Page 475
Description.......Page 476
Norm.......Page 477
Norm.......Page 478
Other Data......Page 479
Client and Family Teaching......Page 480
Other Data......Page 481
Procedure......Page 482
Preparation......Page 483
Postprocedure Care......Page 484
Postprocedure Care......Page 485
Usage.......Page 486
Other Data......Page 487
Preparation......Page 488
ENFD......Page 489
Ephedrine......Page 490
Postprocedure Care......Page 491
Postprocedure Care......Page 492
Procedure......Page 493
Postprocedure Care......Page 494
Other Data......Page 495
Client and Family Teaching......Page 496
Other Data......Page 497
Postprocedure Care......Page 498
Other Data......Page 499
Other Data......Page 500
Procedure......Page 501
Decreased.......Page 502
Estrogens, Nonpregnant......Page 503
Postprocedure Care......Page 504
Preparation......Page 505
Professional Considerations......Page 506
Norm.......Page 507
Description.......Page 508
Procedure......Page 509
Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA Complex)......Page 510
Postprocedure Care......Page 511
Factors That Affect Results......Page 512
Other Data......Page 513
Client and Family Teaching......Page 514
Client and Family Teaching......Page 515
Procedure......Page 516
Procedure......Page 517
Postprocedure Care......Page 518
Postprocedure Care......Page 519
Client and Family Teaching......Page 520
Factors That Affect Results......Page 521
Other Data......Page 522
FDP......Page 523
Other Data......Page 524
Usage.......Page 525
Description.......Page 526
Norm.......Page 527
Usage.......Page 528
Client and Family Teaching......Page 529
Preparation......Page 530
Other Data......Page 531
Other Data......Page 532
Factors That Affect Results......Page 533
Procedure......Page 534
Fetus Examination After Death......Page 535
Fibrin Stabilizing Factor......Page 536
Increased.......Page 537
Professional Considerations......Page 538
FISH Test......Page 539
Client and Family Teaching......Page 540
Factors That Affect Results......Page 541
Client and Family Teaching......Page 542
Preparation......Page 543
Client and Family Teaching......Page 544
Description.......Page 545
Professional Considerations......Page 546
Norm.......Page 547
Flurazepam Hydrochloride......Page 548
Usage.......Page 549
Norm.......Page 550
Norm.......Page 551
Other Data......Page 552
Other Data......Page 553
Procedure......Page 554
Procedure......Page 555
Free PSA......Page 556
Procedure......Page 557
Procedure......Page 558
FT4......Page 559
Other Data......Page 560
Other Data......Page 561
Postprocedure Care......Page 562
Other Data......Page 563
Norm.......Page 564
Other Data......Page 565
Other Data......Page 566
Other Data......Page 567
Other Data......Page 568
Other Data......Page 569
Other Data......Page 570
Other Data......Page 571
Description.......Page 572
Usage.......Page 573
Norm.......Page 574
Description.......Page 575
Other Data......Page 576
Norm.......Page 577
Procedure......Page 578
Client and Family Teaching......Page 579
Professional Considerations......Page 580
Description.......Page 581
Procedure......Page 582
Preparation......Page 583
Preparation......Page 584
GeneOhm™ C. diff Assay......Page 585
Client and Family Teaching......Page 586
Client and Family Teaching......Page 587
Procedure......Page 588
Description.......Page 589
Increased Beta Globulin.......Page 590
Other Data......Page 591
Decreased.......Page 592
Norm.......Page 593
Decreased.......Page 595
Other Data......Page 596
Other Data......Page 597
Preparation......Page 598
Factors That Affect Results......Page 599
Postprocedure Care......Page 600
Description.......Page 601
Factors That Affect Results......Page 602
Increased Results (Decreased Glucose Tolerance).......Page 603
Client and Family Teaching......Page 604
Decreased.......Page 605
Description.......Page 606
Postprocedure Care......Page 607
Usage.......Page 608
Gonorrhoeae Culture......Page 609
Factors That Affect Results......Page 610
Preparation......Page 611
Procedure......Page 612
Description.......Page 613
Hageman Factor......Page 614
Other Data......Page 615
Description.......Page 616
Hct......Page 617
Description.......Page 618
Dipyridamole.......Page 619
Procedure......Page 620
Other Data......Page 621
Heart Ultrasound......Page 622
Norm.......Page 623
Description.......Page 625
Other Data......Page 626
Procedure......Page 627
Postprocedure Care......Page 628
Description.......Page 629
Preparation......Page 630
Norm.......Page 631
Decreased.......Page 632
Norm.......Page 633
Factors That Affect Results......Page 634
Procedure......Page 635
Preparation......Page 636
Procedure......Page 637
Procedure......Page 638
Preparation......Page 639
Other Data......Page 640
Other Data......Page 641
Client and Family Teaching......Page 642
Description.......Page 643
Description.......Page 644
Procedure......Page 645
Preparation......Page 646
Description.......Page 647
Norm.......Page 648
Postprocedure Care......Page 649
Postprocedure Care......Page 650
Client and Family Teaching......Page 651
Description.......Page 652
Factors That Affect Results......Page 653
Increased.......Page 654
High-Resolution CT......Page 655
Usage.......Page 656
Description.......Page 657
Other Data......Page 658
Other Data......Page 659
Description.......Page 660
Norm.......Page 661
Other Data......Page 662
HRCT......Page 663
Other Data......Page 664
Factors That Affect Results......Page 665
Usage.......Page 666
Description.......Page 667
Factors That Affect Results......Page 668
Description.......Page 669
Postprocedure Care......Page 670
Postprocedure Care......Page 671
Procedure......Page 672
Description.......Page 673
Professional Considerations......Page 674
Description.......Page 675
Other Data......Page 676
Other Data......Page 677
Other Data......Page 678
Norm.......Page 679
Factors That Affect Results......Page 680
IgM......Page 681
Client and Family Teaching......Page 682
Factors That Affect Results......Page 683
Other Data......Page 684
Description.......Page 685
Increased.......Page 686
Other Data......Page 687
Increased.......Page 688
Decreased.......Page 689
Norm.......Page 690
Procedure......Page 691
Preparation......Page 692
Other Data......Page 693
Positive Insulin Antibodies.......Page 694
Other Data......Page 695
Procedure......Page 696
Intraocular Pressure Measurement......Page 697
Client and Family Teaching......Page 698
Procedure......Page 699
Procedure......Page 700
IRF......Page 701
Client and Family Teaching......Page 702
Description.......Page 703
Ivy Bleeding Time......Page 704
Other Data......Page 705
17-Ketosteroids......Page 706
Professional Considerations......Page 707
Norm.......Page 708
Other Data......Page 709
Postprocedure Care......Page 710
Description.......Page 711
KUB (Kidney-Ureters-Bladder)......Page 712
Description.......Page 713
Increased LD5.......Page 714
Increased.......Page 715
Other Data......Page 716
Procedure......Page 717
LDL or LDL-C......Page 718
Increased.......Page 719
Other Data......Page 720
Preparation......Page 721
LEEP......Page 722
Procedure......Page 723
Legionella Urine Antigen......Page 724
Professional Considerations......Page 725
Description.......Page 726
Description.......Page 727
Client and Family Teaching......Page 728
Norm.......Page 729
Norm.......Page 730
Factors That Affect Results......Page 731
Description.......Page 732
Factors That Affect Results......Page 733
Liquid Pap Test......Page 734
Factors That Affect Results......Page 735
Norm.......Page 736
Description.......Page 738
Professional Considerations......Page 739
Other Data......Page 740
Client and Family Teaching......Page 741
Usage.......Page 742
Factors That Affect Results......Page 743
Norm.......Page 744
Description.......Page 745
LSA......Page 746
Professional Considerations......Page 747
Procedure......Page 748
Factors That Affect Results......Page 749
Description.......Page 750
Client and Family Teaching......Page 751
Norm.......Page 752
Professional Considerations......Page 753
Client and Family Teaching......Page 754
Increased.......Page 755
Other Data......Page 756
Description.......Page 757
Other Data......Page 758
Procedure......Page 759
Lymphocyte Subset Typing......Page 760
Factors That Affect Results......Page 761
Decreased.......Page 762
Other Data......Page 763
Description.......Page 764
Description.......Page 765
Usage.......Page 766
Professional Considerations......Page 767
Procedure......Page 768
Usage.......Page 769
Usage.......Page 770
Description.......Page 771
Preparation......Page 772
Usage.......Page 773
Postprocedure Care......Page 774
Other Data......Page 775
Procedure......Page 776
Maprotiline......Page 777
Usage.......Page 778
Description.......Page 779
Postprocedure Care......Page 780
Procedure......Page 781
Preparation......Page 782
Other Data......Page 783
Professional Considerations......Page 784
Procedure......Page 785
Client and Family Teaching......Page 786
Preparation......Page 787
Description.......Page 788
Other Data......Page 789
Preparation......Page 790
Methanol......Page 791
Other Data......Page 792
Description.......Page 793
Professional Considerations......Page 794
Norm.......Page 795
Norm.......Page 796
Preparation......Page 797
Other Data......Page 798
Usage.......Page 799
Client and Family Teaching......Page 800
Other Data......Page 801
MicroPhage Test......Page 802
Client and Family Teaching......Page 803
Usage.......Page 804
Preparation......Page 805
MJD GENE......Page 806
Morphine......Page 807
Other Data......Page 808
Other Data......Page 809
Professional Considerations......Page 810
Factors That Affect Results......Page 811
Positive.......Page 812
Norm.......Page 813
Description.......Page 814
Muscle Profile......Page 815
Procedure......Page 816
Description.......Page 817
Professional Considerations......Page 818
Other Data......Page 819
Increased.......Page 820
NAP......Page 821
Increased ANP.......Page 822
Other Data......Page 823
Description.......Page 824
Description.......Page 825
Professional Considerations......Page 826
Other Data......Page 827
Neutrophils......Page 828
Other Data......Page 829
Nortriptyline......Page 830
Description.......Page 831
Preparation......Page 832
Occult Blood, Gastric Contents......Page 833
Factors That Affect Results......Page 834
OCT......Page 835
Procedure......Page 836
Procedure......Page 837
Usage.......Page 838
OMT......Page 839
Description.......Page 840
Positive.......Page 841
Description.......Page 842
Client and Family Teaching......Page 843
Increased.......Page 844
Increased.......Page 845
Norm.......Page 846
Other Data......Page 847
Description.......Page 848
Norm.......Page 849
Ovarian Function Tests......Page 850
Factors That Affect Results......Page 851
Procedure......Page 852
Other Data......Page 853
Usage.......Page 854
Client and Family Teaching......Page 855
Other Data......Page 856
Description.......Page 857
Client and Family Teaching......Page 858
Other Data......Page 859
Procedure......Page 860
Increased CEA and CA 125.......Page 861
Postprocedure Care......Page 862
Professional Considerations......Page 863
Preparation......Page 864
Other Data......Page 865
Description.......Page 866
Description.......Page 867
PCT......Page 868
Description.......Page 869
Description.......Page 870
Procedure......Page 871
Client and Family Teaching......Page 872
Procedure......Page 873
Decreased Pepsinogen I.......Page 874
Description.......Page 875
Norm.......Page 876
Procedure......Page 877
PET Scan......Page 878
Norm.......Page 879
Norm.......Page 880
Phendimetrazine......Page 881
Preparation......Page 882
Postprocedure Care......Page 883
Increased.......Page 884
Description.......Page 885
Norm.......Page 886
Client and Family Teaching......Page 887
Description.......Page 888
Increased.......Page 889
Increased.......Page 890
Factors That Affect Results......Page 891
Procedure......Page 892
Plasma Renin Activity......Page 893
Decreased.......Page 894
Decreased.......Page 895
Factors That Affect Results......Page 896
Other Data......Page 897
Decreased.......Page 898
Professional Considerations......Page 899
Client and Family Teaching......Page 900
Procedure......Page 901
Factors That Affect Results......Page 902
Description.......Page 903
Description.......Page 904
Procedure......Page 905
Norm.......Page 906
Decreased.......Page 907
Factors That Affect Results......Page 908
Procedure......Page 909
Other Data......Page 910
Client and Family Teaching......Page 911
Client and Family Teaching......Page 912
Procedure......Page 913
Norm.......Page 914
Norm.......Page 915
Other Data......Page 916
Increased.......Page 917
Proconvertin......Page 918
Client and Family Teaching......Page 919
Preparation......Page 920
Procedure......Page 921
Increased.......Page 922
Propoxyphene Hydrochloride (Darvocet-N 100)—Blood......Page 923
Norm.......Page 924
Client and Family Teaching......Page 925
Increased.......Page 926
Factors That Affect Results......Page 927
Procedure......Page 928
Norm.......Page 929
Increased Alpha2-Beta1 Interzone Intensity.......Page 930
Description.......Page 931
Interpretation of Abnormals.......Page 932
Description.......Page 933
Protein, Quantitative......Page 934
Factors That Affect Results......Page 935
Tubular Disease.......Page 936
Procedure......Page 937
Factors That Affect Results......Page 938
Description.......Page 939
Norm.......Page 940
Factors That Affect Results......Page 941
Coumadin therapy.......Page 942
Increased INR.......Page 943
Description.......Page 944
Factors That Affect Results......Page 945
Other Data......Page 946
Factors That Affect Results......Page 947
Description.......Page 948
Decreased.......Page 949
PTH......Page 950
Procedure......Page 951
Usage.......Page 952
Procedure......Page 953
Factors That Affect Results......Page 954
Usage.......Page 956
Professional Considerations......Page 959
Factors That Affect Results......Page 960
Description.......Page 961
Pure Tone Audiometry......Page 962
Norm.......Page 963
Factors That Affect Results......Page 964
Professional Considerations......Page 965
Usage.......Page 966
Description.......Page 967
Other Data......Page 968
Other Data......Page 969
Other Data......Page 970
Usage.......Page 971
Client and Family Teaching......Page 972
Description.......Page 973
Preparation......Page 974
Usage.......Page 975
Other Data......Page 980
Usage.......Page 981
Factors That Affect Results......Page 982
Description.......Page 983
Norm.......Page 984
Preparation......Page 985
Usage.......Page 986
Postprocedure Care......Page 987
Procedure......Page 988
Other Data......Page 989
Description.......Page 990
Respiratory Virus Direct Stain Panel......Page 991
Description.......Page 992
Description.......Page 993
Description.......Page 994
Professional Considerations......Page 995
Review of Peripheral Blood Smear: Red Blood Cell Morphology......Page 996
Other Data......Page 997
Norm.......Page 998
Factors That Affect Results......Page 999
Other Data......Page 1000
RPR......Page 1001
Procedure......Page 1002
Professional Considerations......Page 1003
Procedure......Page 1004
Norm.......Page 1005
Description.......Page 1006
Norm.......Page 1007
Professional Considerations......Page 1008
Professional Considerations......Page 1009
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1010
Preparation......Page 1011
Other Data......Page 1012
Procedure......Page 1013
Procedure......Page 1014
Procedure......Page 1015
Increased.......Page 1016
Procedure......Page 1017
Description.......Page 1018
Norm per 1.5 mL......Page 1019
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1020
Procedure......Page 1021
Description.......Page 1022
Sestamibi Exercise Testing and Scan......Page 1023
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1024
SHBG......Page 1025
Sickledex Test......Page 1026
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1027
Preparation......Page 1028
Preparation......Page 1029
Description.......Page 1030
Description.......Page 1031
Professional Considerations......Page 1032
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1033
Postprocedure Care......Page 1034
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1035
Usage.......Page 1036
Description.......Page 1037
Norm.......Page 1038
Decreased (Hyponatremia).......Page 1039
Other Data......Page 1040
Norm.......Page 1041
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1042
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1043
Procedure......Page 1044
Description.......Page 1045
Usage.......Page 1046
Description.......Page 1047
Professional Considerations......Page 1048
SpO2......Page 1049
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1050
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1051
Other Data......Page 1052
Postprocedure Care......Page 1053
Other Data......Page 1054
Procedure......Page 1055
Preparation......Page 1056
Postprocedure Care......Page 1057
Procedure......Page 1058
Other Data......Page 1059
Procedure......Page 1060
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1061
Sugar Water Test Screen......Page 1062
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1063
Norm.......Page 1064
T3 or T4 Thyroid Test......Page 1065
Postprocedure Care......Page 1066
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1067
Preparation......Page 1068
Description.......Page 1069
Norm.......Page 1070
Norm.......Page 1071
Increased Free Testosterone.......Page 1073
Other Data......Page 1074
Procedure......Page 1075
Norm.......Page 1076
Thiamine......Page 1077
Other Data......Page 1078
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1079
Usage.......Page 1080
Other Data......Page 1081
Preparation......Page 1082
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1083
Other Data......Page 1084
Other Data......Page 1085
Thyroglobulin......Page 1086
Norm.......Page 1087
Description.......Page 1088
Other Data......Page 1090
Description.......Page 1091
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1092
Preparation......Page 1093
Postprocedure Care......Page 1094
Description.......Page 1095
Increased.......Page 1096
Norm.......Page 1097
Decreased.......Page 1098
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1099
Professional Considerations......Page 1100
Decreased.......Page 1101
Usage.......Page 1102
Thyroxine......Page 1103
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1104
Tissue Typing......Page 1105
Norm.......Page 1106
Other Data......Page 1107
Preparation......Page 1108
Description.......Page 1109
Other Data......Page 1110
Postprocedure Care......Page 1111
Positive.......Page 1112
Description.......Page 1114
Preparation......Page 1115
Procedure......Page 1116
Postprocedure Care......Page 1117
Description.......Page 1118
Usage.......Page 1119
Postprocedure Care......Page 1120
Increased.......Page 1121
Norm.......Page 1122
Norm.......Page 1123
Description.......Page 1125
Other Data......Page 1126
Professional Considerations......Page 1127
Description.......Page 1128
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1129
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1130
Norm.......Page 1131
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1132
Increased.......Page 1133
Other Data......Page 1134
Description.......Page 1135
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1136
Postprocedure Care......Page 1137
Description.......Page 1138
Preparation......Page 1139
Description.......Page 1140
Other Data......Page 1141
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1142
Description.......Page 1143
Postprocedure Care......Page 1144
Procedure......Page 1145
Description.......Page 1146
Ulcerative Lesions, Culture......Page 1147
Ultrasonography, Coronary......Page 1148
Ultrasonography, Scrotum......Page 1149
Usage.......Page 1150
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1151
Preparation......Page 1152
Norm.......Page 1153
Description.......Page 1154
Norm.......Page 1155
Professional Considerations......Page 1156
Postprocedure Care......Page 1157
Changes in Urine Color.......Page 1158
Procedure......Page 1159
Professional Considerations......Page 1160
Other Data......Page 1161
Procedure......Page 1162
Procedure......Page 1163
Urine Culture, Routine......Page 1164
Other Data......Page 1165
Preparation......Page 1166
Other Data......Page 1167
Client and Family Teaching......Page 1168
Norm.......Page 1169
Norm.......Page 1170
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1171
Preparation......Page 1172
Description.......Page 1173
Description.......Page 1174
Preparation......Page 1175
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1176
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1177
Description.......Page 1178
Description.......Page 1179
Usage.......Page 1180
Other Data......Page 1181
Procedure......Page 1182
Preparation......Page 1183
Procedure......Page 1184
Other Data......Page 1185
Other Data......Page 1186
Norm.......Page 1187
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1188
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1189
Other Data......Page 1190
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1191
Postprocedure Care......Page 1192
Norm.......Page 1193
Description.......Page 1194
Description.......Page 1195
Description.......Page 1196
Preparation......Page 1197
Description.......Page 1198
Description.......Page 1199
Postprocedure Care......Page 1200
Wound Culture......Page 1201
Factors That Affect Results......Page 1202
Decreased.......Page 1203
ZSR......Page 1204
Appendix A Reportable Diseases......Page 1205
Appendix B Informed Consent for Genetic Testing......Page 1207
References......Page 1208
A......Page 1213
B......Page 1214
C......Page 1216
D......Page 1218
E......Page 1219
F......Page 1220
G......Page 1221
H......Page 1222
K......Page 1224
M......Page 1225
P......Page 1227
R......Page 1229
S......Page 1230
T......Page 1231
V......Page 1233
Z......Page 1234
Inside back cover......Page 1235

✦ Subjects

Nursing Assessment & Diagnosis; Nursing Fundamentals & Skills; Physician & Patient Diagnosis; Diagnostic Procedures