| Discipline: | Practice Med | | Subject Definition: | Diagnostic Tests, Routine-Methods-Handbooks | | NLM Class: | WB 39 | | LC Class: | RT48.6 | | Abstract: | Portable Diagnostic Tests is a compact powerhouse of clinical information on specimen collection and diagnostic test interpretation. Our nurse-experts have sorted through the mass of clinical information and focused in on what nurses need most in daily practice. This need-to-know information is presented in an easy-to-use, concise format for time-starved nurses, with bullets, lists, and hundreds of illustrations, charts, diagrams, and photographs. The first section gives step-by-step instructions on current specimen collection methods.information usually found only in procedure manuals. The second section clearly explains hundreds of diagnostic tests, including preparation, normal values, abnormal values, easy-to-identify crisis values, and nursing considerations. |
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