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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

(ROUTINE LABORATORY EXAMS)

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Different Diagnostic Exams &

Nursing Responsibilities

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Common Blood Examinations

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Complete Blood Count• RBC

• Hct & Hgb (hemogram)

• Platelet count(differential count)

•  WBC

▫ Neutrophils

▫ Basophils▫ osinophils

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Serum Electrolytes

• Na

• ! • Ca

• Cl

• Phosphorous• "g

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Serum Lipid Panel

• #otal cholesterol

• #rigl$cerides

• H%

• %

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Coagulation tests

• Prothrombin time ( Protime)▫ Normal ' * seconds

• +P## (+cti,ated Partial #hromboplastin #ime)▫ Normal ' -. /0 seconds

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Blood Cultures• +erobic

• +naerobic

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▫ Pea4 of fe,er

▫ No antip$retics prior to blood e5traction

▫ Prior to start of antib5• Results6

▫ 2/hrs

▫ /7hrs

▫ 82 hrs final report

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Common Urine ests

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Urinalysis• "id9stream

• sterile

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Urine Culture & Sensiti!ity est

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Common Stool Exams

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Stool Culture

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"ccult Blood # $uiac

test

• - da$ hemoglobin free : redmeat free diet

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%ecalysis

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isuali'ation Procedures

• %irect ;isuali<ation

• 1ndirect ,isuali<ation

• #ransformed ,isuali<ation

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Direct isuali'ation

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Endoscopy

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%undoscopy

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Indirect isuali'ation

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(rays

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C)est (ray• +P= ateral

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*bdominal (ray

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C Scan

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+agnetic Resonance ,maging -+R,.

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Ultrasound

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ransformed isuali'ation

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EC$• lectrocardiogram

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EE$

Electroencep)alogram

•  >raphical recording ofspontaneous electricalimpulses of the brain from

scalp electrodes

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Electromyograp)y & Ner!e Conduction elocity-E+$

/it) NC.

• "> records electrical acti,it$in muscles at rest= duringin,oluntar$ contraction= & in

response to electricalstimulation

• NC; records speed ofconduction in motor & sensor$fibers of peripheral ner,es

• Prep6 ? electrode needles @ill be inserted into muscles

 ? discomfort @ill bee5periencedA

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