Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 15th Edition by Kathleen Deska Pagana, ISBN-13: 978-0323675192

Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 15th Edition by Kathleen Deska Pagana, ISBN-13: 978-0323675192

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• Publisher: ‎ Mosby; 15th edition (November 19, 2020)
• Language: ‎ English
• 1088 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0323675190
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0323675192

Known for its accuracy and easy-to-use format, Mosby’s Diagnostic & Laboratory Test Reference 15th Edition is your one-stop source for all the latest testing information needed in clinicals, class, and professional practice. Across the reference, tests are organized alphabetically and include vital information such as alternate or abbreviated test names, test explanation, normal and abnormal findings, possible critical values, and guidelines to patient care before, during, and after the test. This fifteenth edition also includes nine new tests as well as the latest research surrounding each test included in the reference. As with previous editions, every test entry begins on a new page and all tests are cross-referenced throughout the book to simplify lookup. And with the book’s compact size, durable cover, and practical A-to-Z thumb tabs, this market-leading reference is the ideal choice for anyone wanting quick and easy access to the very latest diagnostic and lab tests used in nursing practice today.

Table of Contents:

Common reference ranges, inside front cover
Routine blood testing, inside front cover
Routine urine testing, inside front cover
List of figures, x
User’s guide to test preparation and procedures, xi
Diagnostic and laboratory tests, 1
Tests presented in alphabetical order
Appendices
Appendix A: List of tests by body system, 986
Appendix B: List of tests by type, 999
Appendix C: Disease and organ panels, 1010
Appendix D: Symbols and units of measurement, 1014
Bibliography, 1016
Index, 1018
Abbreviations for diagnostic and laboratory tests, inside
back cover

Kathleen Deska Pagana, PhD, RN is Professor Emeritus, Department of Nursing, Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania and President, Pagana Keynotes & Presentations. Timothy J. Pagana, MD, FACS is Medical Director Emeritus at the Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center, Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Theresa Noel Pagana, MD, FAAEM, is an Emergency Medicine Physician, Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey.

Timothy J. Pagana is a retired Medical Director at the Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center, Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

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.

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