Understanding laboratory investigations : a text for nurses and health care professionals

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Understanding laboratory investigations : a text for nurses and health care professionals

Chris Higgins

Blackwell Science, 2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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As nurses take on increased clinical responsibility, their role requires greater involvement with laboratory investigations. Taking samples, recording tests, liaising with medical staff on test results and helping to identify abnormal results are key skills which nurses must learn and develop. As well as being required to answer diverse patient questions concerning tests and results, some nurses are also directly involved in testing blood, for example in intensive care and diabetic nursing care. This comprehensive book covers the common investigations carried out in relation to patients' samples. Sections cover clinical chemistry, haematology, microbiology, blood transfusion and histopathology. The text explains the normal physiological function of the substance being measured, as well as the clinical significance of abnormal results in relation to the disease being diagnosed. The book also relates symptoms to abnormal results. Each chapter includes protocols for sample collection and transport, and indicates when test results require immediate clinical intervention. Case studies are included throughout the book with questions to help students assess their understanding of the topic.

目次

  • Part I Introduction: Introduction to clinical laboratories
  • Some principles of laboratory testing
  • Part 2 Clinical Biochemistry Tests: Blood glucose
  • Serum sodium & potassium
  • Urea, creatinine & creatinine clearance
  • Blood gases
  • Cholesterol & triglyceride
  • Cardiac enzymes
  • Tests of thyroid function
  • Serum ALT, GGT, Alkaline phosphate albumin bilirubin
  • Serum amylase
  • Drug overdose-serum salicylate and paracetamol
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring serum lithium, digoxin theophylline
  • Part 3 Haematology Tests: Full blood count-1 red cell count, haemoglobin red cell indices
  • Full blood count-2 white cell count and differential
  • Platelet count. Prothombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APPT) and Thrombin Time (TT)
  • Serum iron TIBC, serum ferritin, serum vitamin B12 and folate
  • Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  • Part 4 Blood Transfusion Testing: Blood transfusion, Blood grouping, antibody screen and cross match
  • Part 5 Microbiology Testing: Urine culture and sensitivity
  • Blood culture
  • Part 6 Histopathology Testing: Cervical smear testing.

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