This comprehensive handbook describes 564 diagnostic and laboratory tests, organized alphabetically for quick clinical reference. It covers the nurse's role before, during, and after each test, and includes normal findings for elderly, adult, pediatric, and, where appropriate, male and female patients, to provide complete clinical data.
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.