ISBN:
9780443110610
Copyright:
2027
Publication Date:
01-23-2026
Page Count:
1200
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$69.99
Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
by Kathleen Deska Pagana, PhD, RN, Timothy J. Pagana, MD, FACS and Theresa Noel Pagana Bullen, MD, FAAEM
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780443110610
Copyright:
2027
Publication Date:
01-23-2026
Page Count:
1200
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$69.99
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Now $62.99
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Understanding and performing tests, interpreting lab results, and performing patient teaching are made easier with Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 8th 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 ensures you have the most current and relevant information available.
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- Tests are presented comprehensively and consistently, in a sequence that best simulates priorities in clinical practice
- UNIQUE! Tests for Most Common Clinical Problem section highlights the integration of medical testing as it relates to a specific disease, clinical syndrome, or medical condition
- 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! Home Care Responsibilities boxes focus on post-test factors for consideration
- UNIQUE! Critical Values sections indicate test values of particular significance
- UNIQUE! Icons indicate drugs that increase or decrease test values and patient teaching priorities
- UNIQUE! Common Reference Range section (for the most common tests) on the inside front cover offers quick access to this important information
- Age-Related Concerns boxes address pediatric and geriatric priorities
- Results are provided in SI units in addition to others, when applicable
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- NEW! Streamlined lab test template provides need-to-know content in a more concise format
- NEW! Lab tests in this edition include acute kidney injury biomarkers, breath test, Cystatin C, Epi proColon, and Mpox
- Reorganized and combined lab tests help you find all necessary information on a topic in one place, such as computed tomography, genomic cancer testing, and virus testing.
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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 Microbiologic Studies and Associated Testing
8 Nuclear Scanning
9 Stool Tests
10 Ultrasound Studies
11 Urine Studies
12 X-ray Studies
13 Miscellaneous Studies -
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