, Nurse’s Manual
of Laboratory and
Diagnostic Tests
EDITION
Bonita Morrow Cavanaugh, PhD, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nursing Education
The Children’s Hospital
Denver, Colorado
Clinical Faculty
University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center
School of Nursing
Denver, Colorado
Affiliate Professor
University of Northern Colorado
School of Nursing
Greeley, Colorado
F.A. Davis Company • Philadelphia
,F. A. Davis Company
1915 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.fadavis.com
Copyright © 2003 by F. A. Davis Company
Copyright © 1999, 1995, 1989 by F. A. Davis Company. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo-
copying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America
Last digit indicates print number: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Publisher: Lisa Deitch
Developmental Editor: Diane Blodgett
Cover Designer: Louis J. Forgione
As new scientific information becomes available through basic and clinical research, recommended treatments and drug
therapies undergo changes. The author and publisher have done everything possible to make this book accurate, up to date,
and in accord with accepted standards at the time of publication. The author, editors, and publisher are not responsible for
errors or omissions or for consequences from application of the book, and make no warranty, expressed or implied, in regard
to the contents of the book. Any practice described in this book should be applied by the reader in accordance with professional
standards of care used in regard to the unique circumstances that may apply in each situation. The reader is advised always to
check product information (package inserts) for changes and new information regarding dose and contraindications before
administering any drug. Caution is especially urged when using new or infrequently ordered drugs.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cavanaugh, Bonita Morrow, 1952–
Nurse’s manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests. – 4th ed. /
Bonita Morrow Cavanaugh.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Nurse’s manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests /
Juanita Watson. 3rd. ed. c1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8036-1055-6 (pbk.)
1. Diagnosis, Laboratory —Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Nursing-Handbook, manuals, etc. I. Watson, Juanita,
1946– Nurse’s manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests. II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Laboratory Techniques and Procedures nurses’ instruction
handbooks. QY 39 C377n 1999]
RT48.5.W38 1999
616.07′5—dc21
DNLM/DLC
for Library of Congress 98-50920
CIP
Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by
F. A. Davis Company for users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Transactional Reporting Service, provided
that the fee of $.10 per copy is paid directly to CCC, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For those organizations that
have been granted a photocopy license by CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. The fee code for users of the
Transactional Reporting Service is: 8036-1055/03 0 + $.10.
, To Laurie O’Neil Good, the finest nurse I have ever known.
Love,
Bonnie
of Laboratory and
Diagnostic Tests
EDITION
Bonita Morrow Cavanaugh, PhD, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nursing Education
The Children’s Hospital
Denver, Colorado
Clinical Faculty
University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center
School of Nursing
Denver, Colorado
Affiliate Professor
University of Northern Colorado
School of Nursing
Greeley, Colorado
F.A. Davis Company • Philadelphia
,F. A. Davis Company
1915 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.fadavis.com
Copyright © 2003 by F. A. Davis Company
Copyright © 1999, 1995, 1989 by F. A. Davis Company. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo-
copying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America
Last digit indicates print number: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Publisher: Lisa Deitch
Developmental Editor: Diane Blodgett
Cover Designer: Louis J. Forgione
As new scientific information becomes available through basic and clinical research, recommended treatments and drug
therapies undergo changes. The author and publisher have done everything possible to make this book accurate, up to date,
and in accord with accepted standards at the time of publication. The author, editors, and publisher are not responsible for
errors or omissions or for consequences from application of the book, and make no warranty, expressed or implied, in regard
to the contents of the book. Any practice described in this book should be applied by the reader in accordance with professional
standards of care used in regard to the unique circumstances that may apply in each situation. The reader is advised always to
check product information (package inserts) for changes and new information regarding dose and contraindications before
administering any drug. Caution is especially urged when using new or infrequently ordered drugs.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cavanaugh, Bonita Morrow, 1952–
Nurse’s manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests. – 4th ed. /
Bonita Morrow Cavanaugh.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Nurse’s manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests /
Juanita Watson. 3rd. ed. c1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8036-1055-6 (pbk.)
1. Diagnosis, Laboratory —Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Nursing-Handbook, manuals, etc. I. Watson, Juanita,
1946– Nurse’s manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests. II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Laboratory Techniques and Procedures nurses’ instruction
handbooks. QY 39 C377n 1999]
RT48.5.W38 1999
616.07′5—dc21
DNLM/DLC
for Library of Congress 98-50920
CIP
Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by
F. A. Davis Company for users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Transactional Reporting Service, provided
that the fee of $.10 per copy is paid directly to CCC, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For those organizations that
have been granted a photocopy license by CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. The fee code for users of the
Transactional Reporting Service is: 8036-1055/03 0 + $.10.
, To Laurie O’Neil Good, the finest nurse I have ever known.
Love,
Bonnie
