TY - BOOK AU - Pagana,Kathleen Deska AU - Pagana,Timothy James AU - Pagana,Theresa Noel TI - Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference SN - 9780323675192 AV - RB38.2 .P337 2015 U1 - 616.075 PY - 2021/// CY - St. Louis Missouri PB - Elsevier KW - Diagnosis, Laboratory KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Function tests (Medicine) KW - Medical laboratory technology KW - Nursing KW - Clinical Laboratory Techniques KW - Nursing Care KW - Handbook KW - Handbooks and manuals KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Interfering factorsProcedure and patient care; Before; During; After; Abnormal findings; Kidney; Gallbladder; Liver; Pancreas; Bile ducts; Abdominal aorta; Abdominal cavity; Acetylcholine receptor antibody panel (AChR Ab, Anti-AChR antibody); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Acid phosphatase (Prostatic acid phosphatase [PAP], Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase [TRAP]); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findingsActivated clotting time (ACT, Activated coagulation time); Type of test; Normal findings; Possible critical values; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, Corticotropin); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test with cosyntropin (ACTH stimulation test, Cortisol stimulation test); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiologyInterfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Rapid test; 24-hour test; 3-day test; Abnormal findings; Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test with metyrapone (ACTH stimulation test with metyrapone, Metyrapone test); Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Contraindications; Potential complications; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; During; Blood; Urine; After; Abnormal findings; Increased cortisol precursors; No change in cortisol precursors; Adrenal steroid precursors (Androstenediones [AD], Dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA], Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate [DHEA S] ... Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Interfering factors; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Age-related macular degeneration risk analysis (ARMD risk analysis, Y402H, and A69S) ; Type of test; Normal findings; Test explanation and related physiology; Procedure and patient care; Abnormal findings; Alanine aminotransferase (ALT, formerly Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]); Type of test; Normal findings N2 - Concise test entries are arranged alphabetically and reflect the latest in research and diagnostic testing. Each test entry includes vital information such as type of test, alternate or abbreviated test names, test explanation, normal and abnormal findings, possible critical values, contraindications, potential complications, interfering factors, and patient care. To simplify lookup, related tests are cross-referenced. (amazon.com) ER -