Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses

<p><strong>PART I: LABORATORY TESTS<br></strong>1. Using Laboratory Data<br>2. Hematology Tests and Related Tests<br>3. Routine Urinalysis and Other Urine Tests<br>4. Renal Function Tests<br>5. Four Commonly Measured Electrolytes<br>6. Arterial Blood Gases and Related Tests<br>7. Three Less Commonly Measured Electrolytes and Vitamin D<br>8. Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Glucose and Other Sugars<br>9. Tests to Measure Lipid Metabolism and Other Cardiac Risk Factors<br>10. Tests Related to Serum Protein Levels, Tumor Markers, and Cancer Genomics<br>11. Tests to Measure the Metabolism of Bilirubin<br>12. Tests to Measure Enzymes and Cardiac Markers<br>13. Coagulation Tests and Tests to Detect Occult Blood<br>14. Serologic Tests: Immunohematology and Immunology<br>15. Endocrine Tests<br>16. Cultures and Rapid Tests for Infections<br>17. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Screens<br>18. Tests Performed in Pregnancy and the Newborn Period</p> <p><strong>PART II: CASE STUDIES<br></strong>19. Practice Interpretation of Laboratory Data</p> <p><strong>PART III: DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES<br></strong>20. Diagnostic Radiologic Tests<br>21. Body Scans: CT, DXA, MRI, PET, and SPECT<br>22. Nuclear Scans: Diagnostic Tests with Radionuclides or Radioisotopes<br>23. Diagnostic Ultrasonography<br>24. Common Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests<br>25. Common Invasive Tests<br>26. Stress Tests, Cardiac Catheterizations, Electrophysiologic Studies, and Syncope Tests<br>27. Endoscopic Procedures<br>28. Diagnostic Procedures Related to Childbearing Years</p> <p><strong>Appendices<br></strong>A. Reference Values for Newborns and Children Compared with Adult Values<br>B. Possible Alterations in Reference Values for Older Adults<br>C. Altered Reference Values for Common Laboratory Tests in Normal Pregnancies<br>D. Units of Measure</p>