Understanding Laboratory Investigations for nurses and health professionals (second edition) provides nurses with essential, easily digested information about the most frequently requested tests performed on patient samples in hospital laboratories, including the clinical
relevance of test results. Understanding Laboratory Investigations for nurses and health professionals (second edition) explains the physiological function being measured, details of reference ranges and the clinical significance of test results for diagnosis or
patient monitoring. Test results which warrant immediate
clinical intervention are identified and wherever possible, abnormal test results are related to symptoms.
