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Tables of Contents for Addison Wesley's Laboratory and Diagnostic Test Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
How to Use This Book
v
Tips for Performing Diagnostic and Lab Tests with Pediatric Clients
xx
Common Pediatric Laboratory Values
xxi
Tips for Performing Diagnostic and Lab Tests with Geriatric Clients
xxii
Common Geriatric Laboratory Values
xxiii
Universal Precautions
xxiv
Venipuncture Procedure
xxvi
Radial Arterial Puncture Procedure
xxviii
Finger Stick and Heelstick Collection Method
xxx
24-Hour Urine Collection
xxxi
Urine Collection by Clean Catch
xxxii
Routine Urine Specimen Collection for Adult or Child
xxxiii
Sputum Specimen Collection
xxxiv
Feces Specimen Collection
xxxv
Guide to the Most Common Blood Collection Tubes
xxxvi
Tests
Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody
1
1
Acid-Fast Bacilli
2
3
Acid Phosphatase, Serum
5
1
Acoustic Stimulation
6
2
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Serology
8
2
Adrenal Angiography
10
2
Adrenal Venograph
12
2
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
14
2
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulation
16
1
Alanine Aminotransferase, Serum
17
2
Aldolase, Serum
19
2
Aldosterone, Serum and Urine
21
2
Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum
23
2
Alpha1-antitrypsin, Serum
25
1
Alpha-fetoprotein
26
2
Amebiasis Antibody
28
1
Ammonia, Plasma
29
2
Amniocentesis
31
2
Amnioscopy
33
2
Amniotic Fluid Analysis
35
2
Amylase, Serum
37
2
Amylase, Urine
39
2
Androstenedione
41
1
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme, Serum
42
2
Anion Gap
44
1
Antegrade Pyelography
45
3
Antidiuretic Hormone
48
1
Anti-Insulin Antibody
49
1
Antimitochondrial Antibody
50
2
Antinuclear Antibody
52
1
Antiparietal Cell Antibody
53
2
Anti-Smooth-Muscle Antibody
55
1
Antispermatozoal Antibody
56
2
Anti-Streptolysin O Titer
58
2
Antithrombin III
60
1
Antithyroglobulin Antibody
61
1
Antithyroid Microsomal Antibody
62
1
Arterial Blood Gases
63
5
Arteriography of the Arms and Legs
68
2
Arthrocentesis
70
2
Arthrogram
72
3
Arthroscopy
75
2
Arylsulfatase A, Urine
77
2
Ascorbic Acid, Urine and Plasma
79
1
Aspartate Aminotransferase, Serum
80
2
Aspergillus Antibody, Serum
82
2
Atrial Natriuretic Factor
84
2
Bacterial Meningitis Antigen
86
1
Barium Enema
87
3
Barium Swallow
90
2
Barr Body Analysis
92
1
Bence-Jones Protein
93
2
Bilirubin, Serum
95
2
Bilirubin, Urine
97
2
Bleeding Time
99
3
Blood Culture and Sensitivity
102
2
Blood Glucose, Random
104
2
Blood Smear
106
3
Blood Typing
109
2
Bone Biopsy
111
3
Bone Marrow Biopsy
114
4
Bone Scan
118
3
Brain Scan
121
2
Breast Biopsy
123
2
Bronchoscopy
125
3
Caloric Study
128
2
Candida Antibody, Serum
130
1
Capillary Fragility
131
3
Carbon Dioxide Content, Serum
134
1
Carboxyhemoglobin, Serum
135
2
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
137
2
Carcinoma Antigen 15-3
139
2
Carcinoma Antigen 19-9
141
1
Carcinoma Antigen 125
142
2
Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
144
4
Cardiac Isotope Imaging
148
2
Carotid Duplex Scanning
150
1
Catecholamines, Serum
151
2
Cerebral Angiography
153
2
Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
155
3
Ceruloplasmin
158
1
Cervical Mucus Test
159
1
Cervical Punch Biopsy
160
2
Chest X-Ray
162
2
Chlamydia Antibodies
164
2
Chlamydia trachomatis Amplicor
166
2
Chlamydia trachomatis, Culture
168
2
Chloride, Serum
170
2
Chloride, Urine
172
2
Cholangiography, Intravenous
174
1
Cholecalciferol
175
2
Cholecystography
177
2
Cholesterol, Serum
179
2
Cholinesterase, RBC or Plasma
181
2
Chorionic Villus Sampling
183
3
Chromium, Serum
186
1
Chromosome Analysis
187
3
Cisternal Puncture
190
2
Clostridial Toxin Assay
192
1
Clot Retraction
193
2
Coagulation Factors, Assay, Intrinsic and Extrinsic
195
3
Colonoscopy
198
3
Colposcopy
201
2
Complement Assay
203
2
Computed Tomography of Abdomen
205
2
Computed Tomography of the Adrenals
207
2
Computed Tomography of Kidney
209
2
Computed Tomography Scan of Brain
211
2
Contraction Stress Test
213
4
Coombs' Test, Direct and Indirect
217
2
Copper, Urine
219
1
Cortisol, Serum
220
2
Cortisol, Urine Free
222
1
C-Reactive Protein
223
2
Creatinine Clearance
225
2
Creatinine Phosphokinase
227
2
Creatinine, Serum
229
2
Creatinine, Urine
231
2
Cryoglobulin, Serum
233
2
Crytococcus Antigen and Antibody, Cerebrospinal Fluid
235
2
Cryptococcus Antigen, Serum
237
1
Culdoscopy
238
2
Cyanocobalamin
240
2
Cyclic Andenosine Monophosphate
242
1
Cystine, Urine
243
2
Cystography
245
2
Cystometry
247
2
Cystoscopy
249
3
Cytomegalovirus Antibody Screen, Serum
252
2
Daily Fetal Movement Count
254
2
Digital Subtraction Angiography
256
2
Doppler Studies
258
2
Duodenal Contents, Culture
260
2
D-Xylose Absorption
262
3
Echocardiogram
265
2
Electrocardiogram
267
2
Electroencephalography
269
2
Electromyography
271
2
Electroneurography
273
1
Electonystagmography (ENG)
274
2
Electrophysiology Study
276
3
Endometrial Biopsy
279
2
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
281
2
Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody
283
2
Erythrocyte Count
285
2
Erythrocyte Distribution, Fetal-Maternal
287
2
Erythrocyte Indices
289
2
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
291
1
Erythrocyte Survival Time
292
2
Esophageal Function Studies
294
3
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
297
3
Estriol Excretion
300
2
Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Assay, Tissue
302
1
Estrogen, Serum
303
2
Estrogen, Total Urine
305
1
Evoked Potential Studies
306
2
Exercise Stress Test
308
3
Febrile and Cold Aggultination Test
311
3
Fecal Occult Blood
314
2
Ferritin, Serum
316
1
Fetal Scalp Blood pH
317
3
Fetoscopy
320
2
Fibrin Degradation Products
322
2
Fibrinogen
324
2
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Serum
326
1
Fragile X Chromosome Study
327
2
Free Fatty Acids
329
1
Free Thyroxine T4
330
1
Fungal Serology
331
2
Galactose-1-phosphate Uridyl Transferase
333
1
Gallbladder Scan
334
2
Gallium Scan
336
2
Gamma-Glutamy Transferase
338
2
Gastric Analysis
340
2
Gastric Cytology and Culture
342
4
Gastric Emptying Scan
346
2
Gastrin
348
1
Gastroesophageal Reflux Scan
349
2
Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scan
351
1
Gastrointestinal Tract Biopsy
352
3
Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody, Serum
355
1
Glucagon, Serum
356
1
Glucose, Fasting
357
2
Glucose, Postprandial
359
2
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
361
2
Glucose Tolerance
363
2
Gonorrhea Culture
365
2
Group B Streptococcus Test of the Vagina
367
1
Gynecology Ultrasound
368
3
Haptoglobin
371
2
Hematocrit
373
2
Hemoglobin
375
2
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
377
2
Hemoglobin, Glycosylated
379
2
Hemoglobin S
381
2
Hemoglobins, Unstable
383
1
Hemoglobin, Urine
384
2
Hemosiderin, Urine
386
1
Hepatitis Viral Studies, Serum
387
2
Herpes Simplex Antibodies, Serum
389
2
Herpes Simplex Virus Culture
391
1
Heterophile Agglutination Test
392
2
Hexoaminidase A and B
394
1
HLA-B27 Antigen
395
1
Holter Monitoring
396
2
Homovanillic Acid, Urine
398
1
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
399
2
Human Placental Lactogen, Serum
401
2
17-Hydroxycorticosteroids
403
1
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
404
2
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid, Urine
406
2
Hydroxyproline, Urine
408
1
Hysterosalpingography
409
3
Immunoglobulin Electophoresis
412
2
Insulin, Serum
414
2
Intravenous Pyelography
416
3
Intrinsic Factor Blocking and Binding Antibody, Serum
419
1
Iron Level, Serum
420
3
17-Ketosteroids
423
1
Kidney Sonogram
424
2
Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder X-Ray Study
426
2
Lactic Acid, Serum
428
2
Lactic Dehydrogenase
430
2
Lactose Tolerance
432
1
Laparoscopy
433
3
Lead, Serum
436
1
Legionella Pneumophilia, Culture
437
1
Leucine, Aminopeptidase
438
2
Leukoagglutinin
440
1
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase Stain
441
2
Lipase, Serum
443
2
Lipids, Fecal
445
2
Lipoproteins
447
2
Liver Biopsy, Percutaneous
449
3
Liver-Spleen Scan
452
2
Liver Ultrasonography
454
1
Long Bone X-Rays
455
2
Lumbar Puncture
457
2
Lung Biopsy
459
3
Lung Scan
462
2
Lupus Erythematosus Test
464
1
Luteinizing Hormone Assay
465
2
Lyme Disease Test
467
1
Lymph Node Biopsy
468
1
Lymphocyte Transformation Tests
469
2
Magnesium, Urine and Serum
471
2
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
473
2
Mammography
475
2
Manganese, Serum
477
1
Mediastinoscopy
478
1
Metyrapone
479
2
Mononucleosis Spot Test
481
2
Multiple Sclerosis Screening Panel
483
1
Muramidase, Urine and Serum
484
2
Myasthenia Gravis Test Panel
486
1
Myelin Basis Protein
487
2
Myelography
489
3
Myoglobin, Serum
492
1
Myoglobin, Urine
493
2
Nasopharyngeal Culture
495
1
Nipple Stimulation Test
496
2
Nonstress Test
498
2
5-Nucleotidase
500
2
Obstetric Ultrasonography
502
2
Obstruction Series
504
1
Oculoplethysmography
505
2
Osmolality, Serum
507
1
Osmolality, Urine
508
2
Osmotic Fragility
510
1
Ova and Parasites, Sputum
511
1
Oxalate, Urine
512
2
Oximetry
514
2
Papanicolaou Smear
516
1
Parathyroid Hormone
517
2
Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated
519
2
Pelvic Floor Sphincter Electromyography
521
2
Pelvimetry
523
1
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography
524
2
Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling on Fetus, Serum
526
3
Pericardiocentesis
529
2
Peritoneal Fluid Analysis
531
4
Phenosulfonphthalein Excretion Test
535
2
Phenylalanine Screening
537
1
Phosphatidylglycerol
538
2
Phosphorus, Serum
540
1
Plasma Thrombin Time
541
2
Plasminogen, Plasma
543
1
Platelet Aggregation
544
2
Platelet Count
546
2
Platelet Survival
548
1
Plethysmography, Arterial
549
2
Plethysmography, Venous
551
2
Pleural Biopsy
553
3
Porphyrins, Urine
556
2
Positron-Emission Tomography
558
2
Postcoital Test
560
1
Postassium, Serum and Urine
561
3
Pregnanediol, Urine
564
2
Progesterone Assay
566
1
Prolactin, Serum
567
2
Prostate Gland Biopsy
569
2
Prostate-Specific Antigen
571
1
Protein, Blood
572
3
Protein C, Plasma
575
1
Protein Electrophoresis, Serum
576
3
Prothrombin Consumption Time
579
1
Prothrombin Time
580
3
Pulmonary Angiography
583
2
Pulmonary Function Tests
585
6
Pyruvate Kinase
591
2
Radioactive Iodine Uptake
593
1
Radioallergosorbent Test
594
1
Raji Cell Assay
595
1
Renal Angiography
596
3
Renal Biopsy
599
2
Renal Scan
601
2
Renin Assay
603
1
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Antigen
604
2
Reticulocyte Count
606
2
Retinol
608
1
Retrograde Pyelography
609
2
Rheumatoid Factor
611
2
Rh Typing
613
1
Riboflavin
614
1
Rotavirus Antigen, Fecal
615
2
Rubella Antibody
617
1
Schilling Test
618
2
Sella Turcica X-ray
620
1
Semen Analysis
621
2
Sialography
623
1
Sigmoidoscopy
624
3
Skin Tests, Delayed Hypersensitivity
627
2
Skull X-Ray
629
2
Small Bowel Biopsy
631
2
Small Bowel Follow-Through
633
2
Sodium, Serum and Urine
635
4
Somatotropin
639
1
Somatotropin Suppression Test
640
1
Sperm Antibody Assay
641
1
Sputum Culture and Sensitivity
642
2
Sputum Cytology
644
2
Stool Culture
646
2
Stool for Occult Blood
648
2
Stool for Ova and Parasites
650
3
Sweat Test
653
2
Syphilis Detection Test
655
2
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase
657
2
Testosterone, Serum, Plasma
659
1
Thiamine, Serum and Urine
660
2
Thoracentesis and Pleural Fluid Analysis
662
3
Thorn Test
665
2
Throat Culture
667
1
Thyroid Biopsy
668
1
Thyroid Scan
669
2
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
671
1
Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin, Serum
672
1
Thyroid Ultrasound
673
1
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
674
1
Thyroxine
675
2
Thyroxine-Binding Globulin
677
1
Tolbutamide Tolerance
678
2
TORCH Test
680
1
Total Erythrocyte Porphyrins
681
1
Total Iron-Binding Capacity
682
2
Toxoplasmosis Antibody Titer, Serum
684
1
Transferrin, Serum
685
1
Triglycerides, Serum
686
2
Triiodothyronine
688
1
Triiodothyronine Suppression Test
689
2
Triiodothyronine Uptake Ratio
691
2
Tryptophan Challenge Test
693
1
T-Tube Cholangiography
694
2
Tuberculin Test
696
2
Tubular Reabsorbed Phosphate, Serum and Urine
698
1
Tubular Reabsorption of Phosphate
699
3
Umbilical Blood Flow Studies
702
2
Upper Gastrointestinal X-Ray Study
704
2
Urea Clearance
706
2
Urea Nitrogen Blood Test
708
2
Urethral Pressure Profile
710
2
Uric Acid, Serum
712
2
Uric Acid, Urine
714
1
Urinalysis
715
9
Urinary Calculi Analysis
724
2
Urinary Tract Brush Biopsy
726
2
Urine Concentration and Dilution
728
3
Urine Culture and Sensitivity
731
2
Urine Cytology
733
1
Urine Flow Studies
734
3
Urobilinogen, Urine and Fecal
737
2
Urogenital Secretions, Examination for Trichomonads
739
2
Vanillylmandelic Acid
741
2
Venography of the Legs
743
2
Ventriculography
745
2
Von Willebrand Antigen, Plasma
747
2
White Blood Cell with Differential Count
749
5
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Table
754
13
Common Adult Laboratory Values
767
1
Common Pediatric Laboratory Values
768
1
Common Geriatric Laboratory Values
769
1
References
770
3
Subject Index
773
46
Body System Index
819