{"product_id":"understanding-laboratory-investigations-9780470659519","title":"Understanding Laboratory Investigations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRetaining its accessible and user-friendly style, the aim of this book remains the same: to provide nurses with as much relevant information as possible about the most commonly requested laboratory rests. This is not a book about laboratory technique - its focus is on the clinical significance of test results, and therefore the patient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews of previous editions:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a really useful book for midwives. I expected it to be a textbook which I could recommend to students—and indeed that is true. However, when I picked this up I realised how useful it can be qualified staff, no matter how familiar the topics may be to those in practice ... . I would recommend this for any team or ward reference library.\" (\u003ci\u003ePractising Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you have not come across this book before then I would certainly recommend this new improved edition.\" (\u003ci\u003eHeather Jarman in Accident and Emergency Nursing\u003c\/i\u003e, Volume 15, 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to Clinical Laboratories 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Some Principles of Laboratory Testing 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Clinical Biochemistry Tests 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Blood Glucose and HbA1c 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Plasma\/Serum Sodium and Potassium 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Plasma\/Serum Urea and Creatinine; and e-GFR 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Plasma\/Serum Calcium and Phosphate 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Arterial Blood Gases 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Plasma\/Serum Cholesterol and Triglycerides 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Cardiac Markers – Troponin, Creatine Kinase (MB) and Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Tests of Thyroid Function – Thyroxine (T4), Triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Liver Function Tests: Alanine Transferase (ALT), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), Alkaline Phosphatase (AP), Bilirubin and Albumin 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Plasma\/Serum Amylase 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Drug Overdose: Paracetamol and Salicylate 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Lithium, Digoxin and Theophylline 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Haematology Tests 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Full Blood Count – 1: Red Blood Cell Count, Haemoglobin and Other Red Cell Indices 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Full Blood Count – 2: White Cell Count and Differential 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Tests of Haemostasis: Platelet Count, Prothrombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APPT), Thrombin Time (TT) and D-dimer 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Laboratory Investigation of Anaemia: Serum Iron, Total Iron Binding Capacity, Serum Ferritin, Serum B12 and Folate 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and Plasma C-Reactive Protein (CRP) 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Blood Transfusion Testing 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Blood Group, Antibody Screen and Crossmatch 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 Microbiology Testing 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Urine Microscopy, Culture and Sensitivity (M,C\u0026amp;S) 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Blood Culture 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6 Screening Tests 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Newborn Screening Blood Tests 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Cervical Screening Test 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Dipstick Testing of Urine 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Some Terms used in Laboratory Medicine 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Adult Reference Ranges 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlphabetical Index of Tests 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 407\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402394444119,"sku":"9780470659519","price":33.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470659519.jpg?v=1730480268","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-laboratory-investigations-9780470659519","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}