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Nurses teach the client and family or significant other

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how to prepare for the test and the care that may be required following the test.

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Diagnostic testing involves three phases

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pretest
intratest
post-test

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This phase focuses on
CLIENT preparation

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pretest

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This phase focuses on specimen collection and performing or assisting with certain diagnostic testing.

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intratest

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This phase focuses on nursing care of the client and follow-up activities and observations.

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post-test

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The the nurse compares the previous and current test results and modifies nursing interventions as
needed.

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post-test

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Are commonly used diagnostic tests that provide valuable information abouttha hematologic system and many other body systems

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blood test

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WHO can extract the blood?

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phlebotomist

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A person from a laboratory who performs venipuncture, usually collects the blood specimen for the tests ordered by the primary care provider.

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phlebotomist

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Nurses may draw blood samples and are called

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nurse-phlebotomist

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is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect wide range of disorders

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complete blood count

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Is the main intracellular protein of erythrocytes

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hemoglobin

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is a measure of the total amount of hemoglobin in the blood.

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hemoglobin test

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Measures the percentage of RBCs in the total blood volume.

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hematocrit

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Hemoglobin and hematocrit are often ordered together and commonly referred to as

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H&H

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Are responsible for transporting oxygen from your lungs to your body’s tissues.

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red blood cells

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which is the number of RBCs per cubic millimeter of whole blood.

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RBC count

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may be performed as part of the CBC to evaluate the size, weight, and hemoglobin corcentration of RBCs.

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RBC indices

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A cellular component of the blood that lacks hemoglobin, has a nucleus, is capable of motility, and defends the body against infection and disease by ingesting foreign materials and cellular debris, by destroying infectious agents and cancer cells, or by producing antibodies

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white blood cell

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are often routinely ordered for any client admitted to a hospital as a screening test for electrolyte and acid-base balance.

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serum electrolytes

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Is a blood test that measures levels of the body’s main electrolytes

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serum electrolytes

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What are the components of serum electrolytes

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sodium
chloride
potassium
bicarbonate

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which helps control the amount of fluid in the body. It also helps your nerves and muscles work
properly.

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sodium

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which also helps control the amount of fluid in the body. In addition, it helps maintain healthy blood volume and blood pressure.

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chloride

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which helps your heart and muscles work properly.
potassium
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helps maintain the body's acid and base balance. It also plays an important role in moving carbon dioxide through the bloodstream.
bicarbonate
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is a measure of the different solutes in plasma.
serum or plasma osmolality
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It is primarily determined by sodium and its corresponding anions (chloride and bicarbonate), glucose, and urea.
serum osmolality
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Serum osmolality values are used primarily to evaluate
fluid balance
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normal value of serum osmolality
280 to 300 mOsm/kg
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is often conducted when a client is taking a medication with a narrow therapeutic range
therapeutic drug monitoring
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is a blood test that requires a sample from an artery in your body to measure the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your blood.
ABG test
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Gout detection
uric acid
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A test done on a sample of blood to measure the amount of certain substances in the body.
blood chemistry test
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These substances include electrolytes
sodium potassium chloride fats proteins glucose enzymes
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is a special test used to test your baby for certain serious medical conditions.
newborn metabolic screen
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The goal of the screen is to identify babies who have these disorders before they ever get sick, and to help them get treatment as soon as possible.
newborn metabolic screen
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The adult metabolic screen measures five things
waistline Blood pressure HDL cholesterol level triglyceride level fasting blood sugar
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is taken to measure the current blood glucose level when frequent tests are required or when a venipuncture cannot be performed.
capillary blood glucose
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fasting glucose
70-90 mg/dl
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pre-meal glucose
90-100 mg/dl
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1 hr after meal
< 130 mg/ dl
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2 hrs after a meal
< 120 mg/dl
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Nurse’s role
provide client comfort, privacy, safety
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A stool test may also be referred to as a
stool sample stool culture fecal sample
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This type of test looks at fecal matter for evidence of a medical condition.
stool test
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The test for occult blood,
Guaiac test
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can give the doctor valuable information about many body systems especially kidney function.
urinalysis
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is one type of specimen that can be easily collected from a patient.
urine
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May be performed to assess the abdominal area for causes of abdominal pain, or to assess the organs and structures of the urinary and/or gastrointestinal (Gl) system
Kidney ureter and bladder X-ray
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are also radiographic studies used to evaluate the urinary tract.
intravenous pyelography retrograde pyelography
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is a noninvasive test that uses reflected sound waves to visualize the kidneys.
renal ultrasonography
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a lighted instrument inserted through the urethra.
cystoscope
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provides a graphic recording of the heart's electrical activity.
electrocardiography
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can then be examine to detect dysrhvthmias and alterations in conduction indicative of myocardial damage enlargement of the heart, or drug effects.
electrocardiogram
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uses ECGs to assess the client's response to an increased cardiac workload during exercise.
stress electrocardiography
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is an invasive procedure requiring informed consent of the client.
angiography
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a noninvasive test that uses ultrasound to visualize structures of the heart and evaluate left ventricular function.
echocardiogram
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records the emissions from radioisotopes that indicate how well gas and blood are traveling through the lungs
lung scan
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is a painless, noninvasive x-ray procedure that has the unique capability of distinguishing minor differences in the density of tissues.
computed tomography
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is a noninvasive diagnostic scanning technique in which the client is placed in a magnetic field.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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a noninvasive radiologic study that involves the injection or inhalation of a radioisotope.
positron emission tomography
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This allows study of various aspects of organ function and may include evaluation of blood flow and tumor growth, for example
positron emission tomography
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the withdrawal of fluid that has abnormally collected (e.g., pleural cavity, abdominal cavity) or the obtaining of a specimen (e.g., cerebrospinal fluid).
aspiration
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is the removal and examination of tissue.
biopsy
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A procedure in which a thin needle called a spinal needle is put into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid or to give drugs.
lumbar puncture
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is withdrawn through a needle inserted into the subarachnoid space of the spinal canal between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae
Cerebrospinal fluid
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To remove the excess fluid or air to ease breathing. It is also performed to introduce chemotherapeutic drugs intrapleurally.
thoracentesis
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is carried out to obtain a fluid specimen for laboratory study and to relieve pressure on the abdominal organs due to the presence of excess fluid.
abdominal paracentesis
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a sample of liver tissue is aspirated.
liver biopsy
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The client exhales and is instructed to hold his or her breath while the primary care provider inserts the biopsy needle, injects a small amount of sterile normal saline to clear the needle of blood or particles of tissue picked up during insertion, and aspirates liver tissue by drawing back on the plunger of the syringe.
liver biopsy
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Types of Urine Specimen
1. first morning specimen 2. Single random specimen 3. Timed short-term specimens 4. Timed long term specimens: 12 or 24 hours 5. Catheterized specimen or specimen from an indwelling catheter 6. Double voided specimens (test for sugar and acetone) 7. Clean-catch (midstream) specimen for urine culture and cytological analysis

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