num_pages: 1120
description: With up-to-date, clinically relevant information, Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference, 8th Edition is the perfect user-friendly guide to everything you need to know about laboratory and diagnostic tests. Test entries are organized alphabetically, making it perfect for quick reference, and extensive page references help tie together related tests and studies. Each test entry includes, where relevant: alternate or abbreviated test names; type of test; normal findings; possible critical values; test explanation and related physiology; contraindications; potential complications; interfering factors; procedure and patient care (before, during, and after); and abnormal findings. Related tests are extensively cross-referenced throughout the book. Plus, the book's small, portable size and durable cover make it a handy, on-the-spot reference.
language: English
title: Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference
titlecomplete: Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference
genres: Science, School, Medicine, Textbooks, Reference, Medical, Nonfiction, Nursing
ratings_count: 245
publisher: Mosby