• New and Expanded pathophysiology information, so you know why a lab test result is increased or decreased.
• New heads highlight ?Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues? and ?Nutritional Considerations? for each test, where appropriate.
• New table on National Patient Safety Goals, correlating The Joint Commission’s patient safety standards to laboratory and diagnostic test content specific to nurses.
• Expanded coverage of patient education and safety.
• More information for nursing subspecialties, including maternity, neurology, and sensory.
• Revised and expanded coverage of interfering substances, especially those related to medication and nutraceuticals.
• Expanded cross referencing of related lab and diagnostic tests in every monograph.
• Revised and expanded ?Body System? tables appendix now includes ocular diagnostic tests and nutrition-related lab tests.
• Monographs each designed specifically to focus on what you need to do before, during, and after each laboratory and diagnostic test.
• Unique coverage of laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory.
• Reference Ranges expressed in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations.
• Interfering Factors identified, including food, natural products, timing of test, handling of specimen, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test.
• All tests and procedures can be instantly accessed by name, abbreviation, synonym, disease state or condition, organ system, specimen type, or test classification.
• Expert guidance in assessing, monitoring, and teaching at every stage of care, including pretest requirements, intra-test procedures, and post-test care.

Additionally, you'll get valuable added features, available only from Skyscape:

• Full Images: Vivid images that aid in diagnostic workup.
• Table Viewer: All the richness of extensive tables, easily viewable on the compact screen of your mobile device.

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