Mosby’s® Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests,
Edition 7Editors: By Kathleen Deska Pagana, PhD, RN, Timothy J. Pagana, MD, FACS and Theresa Noel Pagana Bullen, MD, FAAEM
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Description
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Laboratory Technology**
Understanding and performing tests, interpreting lab results, and performing patient teaching are made easier with Mosby’s® Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 7th Edition. This one-stop resource provides clear, concise, and consistent coverage of the most commonly performed diagnostic and laboratory tests. Valuable in academic and clinical settings alike, it is beloved for its full-color design, user-friendly organization, and illustrations that help clarify key concepts. Updated content with new tests and images ensures you have the most current and relevant information available.
Key Features
- Comprehensive and consistent presentation of tests follows a sequence that best simulates priorities in clinical practice
- UNIQUE! Clinical Priorities boxes emphasize priorities and procedure considerations specific to understanding and performing tests
- UNIQUE! Test Results and Clinical Significance sections describe the significance of the test findings and discuss the pathophysiology of the disease process and how it relates to the test result
- UNIQUE! Related Tests sections list additional tests related to the main test, including tests that provide similar information, confirmatory information, and other tests used to evaluate the same organ, disease process, or symptom complex
- UNIQUE! Critical Values sections indicate test values of particular significance
- UNIQUE! Home Care Responsibilities boxes focus on post-test factors for consideration
- UNIQUE! Icons indicate drugs that increase or decrease test values and patient teaching priorities
- Age-Related Concerns boxes address pediatric and geriatric priorities
- Results are provided in SI units in addition to others, when applicable
New Features
- NEW! Common Reference Range section on the inside front cover provides quick access to this essential information
- NEW! More than 25 new tests focus mainly on the areas of blood studies and x-ray studies
- NEW! Quick Tips for Using this Manual section in the front matter helps you use this manual easily and efficiently
- UNIQUE! Diagnostic Testing for Most Common Diseases section highlights the integration of medical testing as it relates to a specific disease, clinical syndrome, or medical condition
- UPDATED! New images throughout the manual reflect the latest developments in the field
About the author
By Kathleen Deska Pagana, PhD, RN, Professor Emeritus, Department of Nursing, Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA; Timothy J. Pagana, MD, FACS, Medical Director, The Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center and The SurgiCenter, Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA and Theresa Noel Pagana Bullen, MD, FAAEM, Emergency Medicine Physician, Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey, USA
Testing for the Top 100 Medical Issues
1. Guidelines for Proper Test Preparation and Performance
2. Blood Studies
3. Electrodiagnostic Tests
4. Endoscopic Studies
5. Fluid Analysis Studies
6. Manometric Studies
7. Microscopic Studies and Associated Testing
8. Nuclear Scanning
9. Stool Tests
10. Ultrasound Studies
11. Urine Studies
12. X-Ray Studies
13. Miscellaneous Studies
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
App A: Alphabetical List of Tests
App B: Panel Testing
App C: Abbreviations for Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests
Title Reviews
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