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Fischbach, Frances Talaska.

A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests / Frances Talaska Fischbach, with Marshall Barnett Dunning III. - 7th ed. - Philadelphia : Williams & Wilkins, c2004. - xv, 1264 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Diagnostic testing --
Blood studies; hematology and coagulation --
Urine studies --
Stool studies --
Cerebrospinal fluid studies --
Chemistry studies --
Microbiologic studies --
Immunodiagnostic studies --
Nuclear medicine studies --
X-Ray studies --
Cytologic, histologic, and genetic studies --
Endoscopic studies --
Ultrasound studies --
Pulmonary function, arterial blood gases (ABGs), and electrolyte studies --
Prenatal diagnosis and tests of fetal well-being --
Special systems, organ functions, and postmortem studies --
Appendix A : Standard/universal precautions --
Appendix B : Latex and rubber allergy precautions --
Appendix C : Sedation and analgesia precautions --
Appendix D : Conversions from conventional to Systéme International (SI) units --
Appendix E : Guidelines for specimen transport and storage --
Appendix F : Vitamins in human nutrition --
Appendix G : Minerals in human nutrition --
Appendix H : Examples of forms --
Appendix I : Panic or critical values --
Appendix J : Effects of the most commonly used drugs on frequently ordered laboratory tests (blood, "whole" plasma, serum, stool, and urine) --
Appendix K : Protocols for hair, nails, saliva, sputum, and breath specimen collection --
Appendix L : Protocols for evidentiary specimen collection in criminal or forensic cases. TOC



ISBN: 0781741807 (alk. paper) 9780781741804

LCCN: 2003040122

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Diagnosis, Laboratory--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Clinical Laboratory Techniques.

LC Class. No.: RB38.2 / .F57 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 616.075076 / FIM 2004

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QY 25 / F528m 2004