Perform today’s important lab tests safely and accurately! With test entries organized the way you’ll use them, Mosby's^® Diagnostic & Laboratory Test Reference makes it fast and easy to look up current testing information. Concise monographs are arranged alphabetically and include vital information such as the type of test, alternate or abbreviated test names, test explanation, normal and abnormal findings, possible critical values, contraindications, potential complications, interfering factors, and guidelines to patient care before, during, and after the test. From the experienced author team of Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana, and Theresa Noel Pagana, this bestselling handbook offers a compact size, durable cover, and A-to-Z thumb tabs for quick reference while on the job.

User’s guide to test preparation and procedures
Diagnostic and laboratory tests
Tests presented in alphabetical order
Appendices
Appendix A: List of tests by body system
Appendix B: List of tests by type
Appendix C: Disease and organ panels
Appendix D: Symbols and units of measurement
Index
Abbreviations for diagnostic and laboratory tests, inside back cover