Davis's Comprehensive Manual Test

Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification.
 Explore more! An access code in new, print texts unlocks Fast Find: Lab & Dx, the complete monograph library online.

• New! “Core Lab Study” labels identifying 35 need-to-know, clinically significant laboratory studies
• New! “Nursing Implications, Nursing Process, Clinical Judgement” sections, and a “Clinical Judgment” statement at the end of every entry
• “Potential Nursing Problems” tables
• “Common Use” explanations for each monograph
• Coverage of patient teaching, patient safety, and “Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues” and “Nutritional Considerations,” where appropriate
• Diagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test results
• Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased
• Reference Ranges in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) that include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations