Description
Elsevier Mosbys Manual Of Diagnostic And Laboratory Tests 7th Edition 2021 by Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana
Understanding and performing tests, interpreting lab results, and performing patient teaching are made easier with Mosby’s® Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 7th Edition. This one-stop resource provides clear, concise, and consistent coverage of the most commonly performed diagnostic and laboratory tests. Valuable in academic and clinical settings alike, it is beloved for its full-color design, user-friendly organization, and illustrations that help clarify key concepts. Updated content with new tests and images ensures you have the most current and relevant information available.
Key Features
Comprehensive and consistent presentation of tests follows a sequence that best simulates priorities in clinical practice.
UNIQUE! Clinical Priorities boxes emphasize priorities and procedure considerations specific to understanding and performing tests.
UNIQUE! Test Results and Clinical Significance sections describe the significance of the test findings and discuss the pathophysiology of the disease process and how it relates to the test result.
UNIQUE! Related Tests sections list additional tests related to the main test, including tests that provide similar information, confirmatory information, and other tests used to evaluate the same organ, disease process, or symptom complex.
UNIQUE! Critical Values sections indicate test values of particular significance.
UNIQUE! Home Care Responsibilities boxes focus on post-test factors for consideration.
UNIQUE! Icons indicate drugs that increase or decrease test values and patient teaching priorities.
Age-Related Concerns boxes address pediatric and geriatric priorities.
Results are provided in SI units in addition to others, when applicable.
Table of Contents
Testing for the Top 100 Medical Issues
1. Guidelines for Proper Test Preparation and Performance
2. Blood Studies
3. Electrodiagnostic Tests
4. Endoscopic Studies
5. Fluid Analysis Studies
6. Manometric Studies
7. Microscopic Studies and Associated Testing
8. Nuclear Scanning
9. Stool Tests
10. Ultrasound Studies
11. Urine Studies
12. X-Ray Studies
13. Miscellaneous Studies
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
App A: Alphabetical List of Tests
App B: Panel Testing
App C: Abbreviations for Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests.
About the Authors
Kathleen Pagana
Kathleen D. Pagana has been a leader in healthcare for more than 40 years, with experiences including college teaching, administration, clinical practice, business management, writing, and professional speaking. She is a Certified Speaking Professional and speaks at national and international conferences.
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor Emeritus, Department of Nursing, Lycoming College; President, Pagana Keynotes and Presentations, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Timothy Pagana
Timothy J. Pagana is a retired Medical Director at the Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center, Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Affiliations and Expertise
Medical Director, The Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center and The SurgiCenter, Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Theresa Pagana
Theresa Pagana is an emergency medical physician at Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey and an author on both the Reference and the Manual. Her role in both has increased over the editions as Tim Pagana continues to scale back his role as an author.
Affiliations and Expertise
Emergency Medicine Physician, Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey