Understanding laboratory investigations : a guide for nurses, midwives, and healthcare professionals /
Higgins, Chris,FIBMS.
Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell,
2013.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to clinical laboratories -- Some principles of laboratory testing -- Blood glucose and HBA1C -- Plasma/serum sodium and potassium -- Plasma/serum urea and creatinine : and eGFR -- Plasma/serum calcium and phosphate -- Arterial blood gases -- Plasma/serum cholesterol and triglycerides -- Cardiac markers : troponin, CK(MB) and BNP -- Tests of thyroid function : T4, T3, and TSH -- Liver function tests : alanine transferase (ALT), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (AP), bilirubin and albumin -- Serum/plasma amylase -- Drug overdose : paracetamol and salicylate -- Therapeutic drug monitoring : lithium, digoxin, and theophylline -- Full blood count 1 : red blood cell count : haemoglobin and red cell indices -- Full blood count 2 : white cell count and differential -- Tests of haemostasis : platelet count, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, thrombin time, and D-dimer -- Laboratory investigation of anaemia : serum iron, total iron binding capacity, serum ferritin, serum B12, and folate -- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and serum CRP -- Blood group, antibody screen, and crossmatch -- Urine microscopy, culture, and sensitivity -- Blood culture -- Newborn screening blood tests -- Cervical screening test -- Dipstik testing of urine.
Nursing assessment.
Diagnosis, Laboratory.