Supports nursing practice and clinical judgment better than any other manual! Written by a laboratory scientist and a nurse educator, this easy-to-read, full-color manual delivers all the information you need to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care--pre-test, intra-test, and post-test--with a unique focus on clinical judgment.

Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification.

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• New! "Core Lab Study" labels identifying 35 need-to-know, clinically significant laboratory studies
• New! "Nursing Implications, Nursing Process, Clinical Judgement" sections, and a "Clinical Judgment" statement at the end of every entry
• "Potential Nursing Problems" tables
• "Common Use" explanations for each monograph
• Coverage of patient teaching, patient safety, and "Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues" and "Nutritional Considerations," where appropriate
• Diagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test results
• Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased
• Reference Ranges in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) that include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations
• Interfering Factors, including food, natural products, timing of test, handling of specimens, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test
• Laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory
• Cross referencing of related lab and diagnostic tests in every monograph