- Publisher : F.A. Davis Company; 7th edition (January 11, 2017)
- Language : English
- Format: ebook/pdf
- ISBN-10 : 0803659431
- ISBN-13 : 978-0803659438
Davis’s Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications 7th Edition
$12.00
- Fast Find: Lab and Dx—The complete F.A. Davis Lab & Diagnostic Test database online at DavisPlus.com
- U.S. and Canadian content
- Searchable and printable
- Mobile and tablet friendly
- ‘Common Use’ for each monograph to provide an at-a-glance description of what the test is for, presented in everyday language that patients will understand
- Monographs that focus on what you need to do before, during, and after each laboratory and diagnostic test, including…
- Patient Teaching
- Detailed coverage of patient safety
- “Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues” and “Nutritional Considerations,” where appropriate
- Diagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test result
- Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased
- Reference Ranges that are expressed in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) and include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations
- Interfering Factors, including food, natural products, the timing of the test, handling of specimen, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test
- Full-colour tube top guide
- Unique coverage of laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory
- Cross-referencing of the related lab and diagnostic tests in every monograph
- “Body System” appendix that includes therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology as well as nutrition-related lab tests
