BRUNNER AND SUDDARTHS HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS (REFER TO 9781451190977)

THIS NEWEST ADDITION TO THE SMELTZER BRUNNER AND SUDDARTH'S SUITE IS A CONCISE, PORTABLE, FULL-COLOR HANDBOOK OF HUNDREDS OF TEST RESULTS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS. THE TWO-PART PRESENTATION INCLUDES A REVIEW OF SPECIMEN COLLECTION PROCEDURES FOLLOWED BY AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF TESTS. THE ENTRY ON EACH TEST INCLUDES PREPARATION, INTERFERING FACTORS, NORMAL VALUES, ABNORMAL VALUES, EASY-TO-IDENTIFY CRISIS VALUES, REFERENCE VALUES, NURSING CONSIDERATIONS, AND NURSING IMPLICATIONS.