Mosby's diagnostic and laboratory test reference. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana, Theresa Noel Pagana.
• Authors: Pagana, Kathleen Deska, 1952-; Pagana, Timothy James, 1949-; Pagana, Theresa Noel
• Contents: Front Cover; Inside Front Cover; Mosby''s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference; Copyright; Dedication; Reviewers; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; User's guide to test preparation and procedures; Blood tests; Overview; Guidelines; Urine tests; Overview; Guidelines; Stool tests; Overview; Guidelines; X-ray studies; Overview; Guidelines; Nuclear scanning; Overview; Guidelines; Ultrasound studies; Overview; Guidelines; Endoscopy procedures; Overview; Guidelines; A; Abdominal ultrasound (Abdominal sonogram); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology. Interfering factorsProcedure and patient care; Before; During; After; Abnormal findings; Kidney; Gallbladder; Liver; Pancreas; Bile ducts; Abdominal aorta; Abdominal cavity; Acetylcholine receptor antibody panel (AChR Ab, Anti-AChR antibody); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Acid phosphatase (Prostatic acid phosphatase [PAP], Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase [TRAP]); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care. Abnormal findingsActivated clotting time (ACT, Activated coagulation time); Type of test; Normal findings; Possible critical values; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, Corticotropin); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test with cosyntropin (ACTH stimulation test, Cortisol stimulation test); Type of test; Normal findings. Test explanation and related physiologyInterfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Rapid test; 24-hour test; 3-day test; Abnormal findings; Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test with metyrapone (ACTH stimulation test with metyrapone, Metyrapone test); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Contraindications; Potential complications; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; During; Blood; Urine; After; Abnormal findings; Increased cortisol precursors; No change in cortisol precursors. Adrenal steroid precursors (Androstenediones [AD], Dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA], Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate [DHEA S] ... Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Age-related macular degeneration risk analysis (ARMD risk analysis, Y402H, and A69S) ; Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Alanine aminotransferase (ALT, formerly Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]); Type of test; Normal findings.
• Publisher Details: Saint Louis, Missouri : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (1094 pages), illustrations (some color), tables
• Subjects: 616.07/5; Diagnosis, Laboratory -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Function tests (Medicine); Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Nursing Care; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Diagnosis, Laboratory; Function tests (Medicine); Handbooks; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323225922; 0323225926
• Related ISBNs: 9780323225762; 0323225764
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.