Publisher's Synopsis
Understanding clinical investigations is an indispensable handbook providing easily accessible explanations of the common investigations carried out on all body systems. It addresses the relationship between normal physiology and disease processes and the place of clinical investigation within these events. The rationale for investigation is made clear and some guidance for further care is offered. Designed to give quickly referenced guidance on a broad spectrum of clinical investigation and monitoring, it will be helpful to all nursing staff and will assist in giving explaining tests to patients.Understanding Clinical Investigations provides:
- Comprehensive range of common clinical investigations
- Combines normal physiology and clinical investigations and pathophysiology
- Appendix of normal values
