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Nursing Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests Demystified, Second Edition

Authors: Jim Keogh

Published: July 2017 Pages: 640

eISBN: 9781259859540 | ISBN: 9781259859533

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Understanding Laboratory Tests

1. Labs a Part of a Workup

2. What Is Working—and Not Working?

3. Hematologic System

4. White Blood Cells

5. Red Blood Cells

6. Platelets (Thrombocytes)

7. Liver

8. Pancreas

9. Kidneys

10. Cardiovascular

11. Electrolytes

12. Acid-Base Balance

13. Imaging: X-rays, MRI, CT Scans

CHAPTER 2 Hematology Tests

1. Amylase

2. Blood Alcohol

3. Blood Glucose

4. Blood Type Test

5. Blood Urea Nitrogen

6. Chemistry Screen

7. Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

8. Cold Agglutinins

9. Complete Blood Count

10. C-peptide

11. C-Reactive Protein

12. Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance

13. D-xylose Absorption Test

14. Ferritin

15. Folic Acid

16. Gastrin

17. Glycohemoglobin

18. Iron

19. Lactic Acid

20. Lead

21. Lipase

22. Partial Thromboplastin Time

23. Prothrombin Time(PT)/INR

24. Reticulocyte Count

25. Schilling Test

26. Sedimentation Rate

27. Serum Osmolality

28. Serum Protein Electrophoresis

29. Total Serum Protein

30. Toxicology Tests (Tox Screen)

31. Uric Acid in Blood

32. Vitamin B12

CHAPTER 3 Electrolytes

1. Calcium

2. Magnesium

3. Phosphate

4. Potassium

5. Sodium

6. Chloride

CHAPTER 4 Arterial Blood Gases Test

1. Arterial Blood Gases

2. Total Carbon Dioxide

3. Carbon Monoxide

CHAPTER 5 Liver Blood Tests

1. Hepatitis A Virus Test

2. Hepatitis B Virus Tests

3. Alanine Aminotransferase

4. Alkaline Phosphatase

5. Ammonia

6. Aspartate Aminotransferase

7. Bilirubin

CHAPTER 6 Cardiac Enzymes and Cardiac Markers Tests

1. Brain Natriuretic Peptide

2. Cardiac Enzyme Studies

3. Homocysteine

4. Renin Assay

CHAPTER 7 Serologic Tests

1. Antibody Tests

2. Antinuclear Antibodies

3. Blood Culture

4. CD4+ Count

5. Helicobacter pylori Tests

6. Herpes Simplex Virus Tests

7. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Tests

8. Immunoglobulins

9. Lyme Disease Test

10. Mononucleosis Tests

11. Rheumatoid Factor

12. Rubella Test

13. Syphilis Tests

14. Viral Load Measurement

CHAPTER 8 Endocrine Tests

1. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Cortisol

2. Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test

3. Aldosterone in Blood

4. Cortisol in Blood

5. Estrogens

6. Growth Hormone

7. Luteinizing Hormone

8. Parathyroid Hormone

9. Thyroid Hormone Tests

10. Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

11. Testosterone

CHAPTER 9 Tumor Markers

1. Cancer Antigen 125

2. Carcinoembryonic Antigen

3. Prostate-Specific Antigen

CHAPTER 10 Pregnancy, Infertility, and Genetic Tests

1. Antisperm Antibody Test

2. α-Fetoprotein

3. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

4. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

5. Inhibin A Test

6. Prolactin

7. Phenylketonuria Test

8. Tay-Sachs Test

9. Sickle Cell Test

10. Hemochromatosis Gene Test

CHAPTER 11 Simple X-ray Imaging

1. How an X-ray Is Taken

2. Abdominal X-ray

3. Extremity X-ray

4. Spinal X-ray

5. Mammogram

6. Chest X-ray

7. Dental X-ray

8. Facial X-ray

9. Skull X-ray

CHAPTER 12 Computed Tomography Scan

1. Full-Body CT Scan

2. CT Scan of the Head

3. CT Scan of the Spine

CHAPTER 13 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography Scan

1. Abdominal MRI

2. Breast MRI

3. Head MRI

4. Knee MRI

5. PET Scan

6. Shoulder MRI

7. Spinal MRI

CHAPTER 14 Ultrasound Scan

1. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Ultrasound

2. Transvaginal Ultrasound and Hysterosonogram

3. Testicular Ultrasound

4. Abdominal Ultrasound

5. Breast Ultrasound

6. Cranial Ultrasound

7. Doppler Ultrasound

8. Fetal Ultrasound

9. Pelvic Ultrasound

10. Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound

CHAPTER 15 Cardiovascular Tests and Procedures

1. Cardiac Blood Pool Scan

2. Cardiac Calcium Scoring

3. Electrocardiogram

4. Cardiac Perfusion Scan

5. Ankle-Brachial Index

6. Echocardiogram

7. Pericardiocentesis

8. Venogram

CHAPTER 16 Female and Maternity Tests and Procedures

1. Amniocentesis

2. Biophysical Profile

3. Breast Cancer Gene Test

4. Breast Ultrasound

5. Cervical Cerclage (Weak Cervix)

6. Chorionic Villus Sampling

7. Contraction Stress Test

8. Cordocentesis

9. Cranial Ultrasound

10. Galactosemia Test

11. Karyotyping

12. Pap Smear

13. Sperm Penetration Tests

14. Sweat Test

15. Vaginosis Tests

CHAPTER 17 Tests for Males

1. Erectile Dysfunction Tests

2. Semen Analysis

3. Testicular Examination

4. Testicular Scan

5. Testicular Ultrasound

CHAPTER 18 Lung, Chest, Abdominal, Urinary Tract Tests and Procedures

1. D-xylose Absorption Test

2. Enterotest (Giardiasis String Test)

3. Esophagus Test Series

4. Fecal Occult Blood Test

5. Gallbladder Scan

6. Kidney Scan

7. Liver and Spleen Scan

8. Lung Scan

9. Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test

10. Pulmonary Function Tests

11. Renin Assay Test

12. Salivary Gland Scan

13. Stool Analysis

14. Stool Culture

15. Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound

16. Thyroid Hormone Tests

17. Thyroid Scan

18. Thyroid Surgery

19. Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Test

20. Upper Gastrointestinal Series

21. Urinalysis

22. Urine Culture and Sensitivity Test

CHAPTER 19 Skin, Muscle, and Bone Tests

1. Allergy Skin Testing

2. Bone Mineral Density

3. Bone Scan

4. Chemical Peel

5. Dermabrasion

6. Mantoux Skin Test

7. Wound Culture

CHAPTER 20 Sinus, Ears, Nose, Throat (ENT) Tests and Procedures

1. Audiometric Testing

2. Electroencephalogram

3. Sinus X-ray

4. Sputum Culture

5. Sputum Cytology

6. Throat Culture

7. Tympanometry

CHAPTER 21 Vision Tests and Procedures

1. Vision Tests

2. Tonometry

3. Electronystagmogram

Medical Tests and Procedures Demystified

Final Exam

Answers

Appendix A How to Collect Blood Specimen

Index