Basic skills in interpreting laboratory data /

• Other Authors: Lee, Mary (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD : American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, [2017]
• Edition: Sixth edition.
• Subjects: Diagnosis, Laboratory.; Examinations > Interpretation.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.; MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.; MEDICAL > Diseases.; MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.; MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.; Clinical Laboratory Techniques.; Reference Values.; Clinical Laboratory Services.; Electronic books.; Electronic book.
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Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data continues to be the most popular teaching text on laboratory data for pharmacy students as well as the go-to reference for pharmacists in therapeutic practice. Now in its sixth edition, Basic Skills has been expanded and updated to cover new drugs, resear...

Table of Contents:

• Definitions and concepts / Karen J. Tietze
• Introduction to common laboratory assays and technology / Nicholas M. Moore
• Primer on drug interferences with test results / Mary Lee
• Point-of-care testing / Paul Gubbins, Heather Lyons-Burney
• Substance abuse and toxicological tests / Peter A. Chyka
• Interpretation of serum drug concentrations / Jacklyn Boyle, Janis J. Mackichan, and Riane J. Ghamrawi
• Pharmacogenomics and molecular testing / Amber L. Beitelshees and Rosane Charlab
• The heart : laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures / Wafa Y. Dahdal and Samir Y. Dahdal
• Lipid disorders / Jill S. Borchert and Kathy E. Komperda
• Endocrine disorders / Eva M. Vivian
• The kidneys / Dominick P. Trombetta
• Electrolytes, other minerals, and trace elements / Lingtak-Neander Chan
• Arterial blood gases and acid-base balance / Jeffrey Barletta
• Pulmonary function and related tests / Lori A. Wilken and Min J. Joo
• Liver and gastroenterology tests / Paul Farkas, Joanna Sampson, Barry Slitzky, Jason M. Altman, Jamie Jenson, and Brian Altman
• Hematology : red and white blood cell tests / Paul R. Hutson
• Hematology : blood coagulation tests / Lea E. Dela Peäna
• Infectious diseases / Sharon M. Erdman, Rodrigo M. Burgos, and Keith A. Rodvold
• Rheumatologic diseases / Terry L. Schwinghammer and Susan Bruce
• Cancers and tumor markers / Patrick J. Medina and Sarah Hopps
• Interpreting pediatric laboratory data / Donna M. Kraus
• Women's health / Candace S. Brown, Candi Bachour
• Men's health / Mary Lee and Roohollah Sharifi.