Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications (Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications)

ISBN: 0803674953

Author: Anne M. Van Leeuwen MA BS MT (ASCP)

Condition: New

Fast Find: Lab and Dx-The complete F.A. Davis Lab & Diagnostic Test database onlineU.S. and Canadian contentSearchable and printableMobile and tablet friendlyPotential Nursing Problems tables within many studies that present problems, signs and symptoms, and interventions related to the studyCommon Use for each monograph to provide an at-a-glance description of what the test is for, presented in everyday language that patients will understandMonographs that focus on what you need to do before, during, and after each laboratory and diagnostic test, includingPatient TeachingDetailed coverage of patient safetySensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues and Nutritional Considerations, where appropriateDiagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test resultPathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreasedReference Ranges that are expressed in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) and include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerationsInterfering Factors, including food, natural products, timing of test, handling of specimen, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the testUnique coverage of laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensoryCross referencing of related lab and diagnostic tests in every monographBody System appendix that includes therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology as well as nutrition-related lab tests