Schaum's Outline of Nursing Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests

Schaum's Outline of Nursing Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests--------------------------------------------------Study faster, learn better, and get top grades Modified to conformto the current curriculum, Schaum's Outline of Diagnostic and LaboratoryTests for Nursing complements these courses in scope and sequenceto help you understand its basic concepts. The book offers extra practiceon topics such as guidelines for proper test preparation and performance,stool tests, urine studies, x-ray studies, manometric studies, ultrasoundstudies, etc. You'll also get coverage of electrodiagnostic tests,blood studies, nuclear scanning, fluid analysis studies, microscopicstudies, and endoscopic studies. It is appropriate for the followingcourse: nursing diagnosis. It features: 500 review questions with answers,relevant examples and extensive end-of-chapter exercises motivate studentsto understand new material and reinforce acquired skills, and, supportfor all the major textbooks for nursing diagnosis courses. Topicscovered in this title include: Hematology Tests, Electrolytes, ArterialBlood Gases Test, Liver Tests, Cardiac Enzymes and Markers Tests, SerologicTests, Endocrine Tests, Glucose Tests, Tumor Markers, Pregnancy andGenetic Tests, Infection Tests, Renal Function Tests, Pancreas andLipid Metabolism Tests, Diagnostic Radiologic Tests, Computed Tomography(CT) Scan, Ultrasound Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), PositronEmission Tomography (PET) SCAN, Biopsy, Cardiovascular Tests and Procedure,Lungs Tests and Procedures, Women Tests and Procedures, Maternity Tests,Chest, Abdominal, Urinary Tract Tests, Bones Muscles Tests, Men Tests,Feet Tests, Skin Tests, Sinus, Ears, Nose, Throat (ENT) Tests and Sinus,and Vision Tests and Procedures.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: James Keogh is on the faculty of St. Peter's Collegeand Columbia University. He is the author of more than 60 books, includingMcGraw-Hill's Pharmacology Demystified and Microbiology Demystified.