Mosby's® Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference
- 17th Edition - June 11, 2024
- Imprint: Mosby
- Authors: Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana, Theresa Noel Pagana
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 8 6 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 8 6 7 - 3
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Request a sales quoteKnown for its accuracy and easy-to-use format, Mosby’s® Diagnostic & Laboratory Test Reference, 17th Edition, is your one-stop resource for all the latest testing information. Tests are organized alphabetically and include vital information such as test explanations, alternate or abbreviated test names, normal and abnormal findings, possible critical values, and guidelines to patient care before, during, and after the test. This edition also includes the latest research surrounding each test. Every test entry begins on a new page and all tests are cross-referenced throughout the book to simplify lookup. The compact size, durable cover, and practical A-to-Z thumb tabs make this market-leading reference the ideal choice for anyone wanting quick and easy access to the very latest diagnostic and lab tests used in practice today.
- NEW! Information on Ebola and Monkey pox (mpox) is included in virus testing content.
- NEW! Tests are reorganized and combined with similar tests to streamline content and provide better searchability.
- NEW! Content reflects the latest research on the diagnostic values of results, accuracy of testing, and patient care and education for each test.
- Tests organized alphabetically with A-to-Z thumb tabs for quick reference.
- User’s Guide to Test Preparation and Performance provides an overview and guidelines for each type of laboratory test and diagnostic procedure to ensure safety and accuracy.
- Each test entry begins on a new page, making tests easy to find.
- Related tests are cross-referenced, making them easy to find.
- Normal findings for adult, elderly, and pediatric patients are included where applicable to provide complete clinical data.
- Possible critical values are highlighted to alert you to situations requiring immediate intervention.
- Abnormal findings are emphasized with directional arrows.
- Icon for patient teaching-related care indicates information that should be shared with patients and their families.
- Appendix lists tests by body system and test type, offering quick access to related studies.
- Abbreviations for tests are provided on the end sheets, and symbols and units of measurement are listed in an appendix.
- Durable cover with rounded edges helps prevent the book from being damaged.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Inside front cover
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- List of figures
- User’s guide to test preparation and procedures
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Diagnostic & laboratory tests
- A
- acetylcholine receptor antibody panel (AChR Ab, Anti–AChR antibody)
- activated clotting time (ACT, Activated coagulation time)
- adiponectin
- adrenal steroid precursors (Androstenediones [AD], Dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA], Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate [DHEA S], 11-Deoxycortisol, 17-Hydroxyprogesterone, 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, Pregnenolone)
- adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, Corticotropin)
- adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test with cosyntropin (ACTH stimulation test, Cortisol stimulation test)
- adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test with metyrapone (ACTH stimulation test with metyrapone, Metyrapone test)
- age-related macular degeneration risk analysis (ARMD risk analysis, Y402H, and A69S)
- alanine aminotransferase (ALT, formerly Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT])
- aldolase
- aldosterone
- alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
- allergy testing (Allergy blood testing, Allergy skin testing, IgE antibody test, Radioallergosorbent test [RAST])
- alpha1-antitrypsin (A1AT, AAT, Alpha1-antitrypsin phenotyping)
- alpha defensin test (Synovasure)
- alpha-fetoprotein (AFP, a1-Fetoprotein)
- aluminum (Chromium and other Heavy metals)
- amino acid profiles (Amino acid screen)
- ammonia level
- amniocentesis (Amniotic fluid analysis)
- amylase
- amyloid beta protein precursor, soluble (sBPP, APP, and Tau protein, AB42/AB40 ratio)
- angiotensin
- angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE, Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme [SACE])
- anion gap (AG, R factor)
- anticentromere antibody test (Centromere antibody)
- antichromatin antibody test (Antinucleosome antibody [anti-NCS], Antihistone antibody test [anti-HST, AHA])
- anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, CCP IgG anti-CCP) and anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV)
- antidiuretic hormone (ADH, Vasopressin)
- anti-DNA antibody test (Anti–deoxyribonucleic acid antibodies, Antibody to double-stranded DNA, Anti–double-stranded DNA, Anti–ds-DNA, DNA antibody, Native double-stranded DNA)
- antiextractable nuclear antigens (Anti-ENAs, Antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens, Antihistidyl transfer synthase [anti–Jo-1], Antiribonucleoprotein [anti-RNP], Anti-Smith [anti-SM])
- antifactor Xa (Anti-Xa)
- antiglomerular basement membrane antibodies (Anti-GBM antibody, AGBM, Glomerular basement antibody, Goodpasture antibody)
- antiglycan antibodies (Crohn’s disease prognostic panel, Multiple sclerosis antibody panel)
- antiliver/kidney microsomal type 1 antibodies (Anti-LKM-1 antibodies)
- antimitochondrial antibody (AMA)
- antimyocardial antibody
- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)
- antinuclear antibody (ANA)
- antiparietal cell antibody (APCA)
- anti-PM/Scl-75 and anti-PM/Scl-100 antibodies (PM/Scl-75 and PM/Scl-100 antibodies)
- anti-RNA polymerase antibody (anti-RNA polymerase I, II, III, RNAP, ARA)
- antiscleroderma antibody (Scl-70 antibody, Anti-topoisomerase I, Scleroderma antibody, RNA polymerase III antibody)
- antismooth muscle antibody (ASMA)
- antispermatozoal antibody (Sperm agglutination and inhibition, Sperm antibodies, Antisperm antibodies, Infertility screen)
- anti–SS-A (RO), anti–SS-B (LA), and anti–SS-C antibodies (Anti-Ro, Anti-La, Sjögren antibodies)
- antithrombin activity and antigen assay (Antithrombin III [AT-III] activity/assay, Functional antithrombin III assay, Heparin cofactor, Immunologic antithrombin III, Serine protease inhibitor)
- antithyroglobulin antibody (Thyroid autoantibody, Thyroid antithyroglobulin antibody, Thyroglobulin antibody, Thyroid antigen thyroglobulin)
- antithyroid peroxidase antibody (Anti-TPO, TPO-Ab, Antithyroid microsomal antibody, Thyroid autoantibody)
- apt test (Downey test, Qualitative fetal hemoglobin stool test, Stool for swallowed blood)
- arterial blood gases (ABGs, blood gases)
- arteriography (Angiography)
- arthrocentesis with synovial fluid analysis
- arthroscopy
- aspartate aminotransferase (AST; Formerly called serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])
- B
- barium enema (BE, Lower GI series)
- barium swallow
- basic metabolic profile (BMP, Chemistry panel, Chem 7, Sequential multiple analysis [SMA] 7, SMAC 7, Chemistry Screen)
- Bence Jones protein (Free kappa and lambda light chains)
- beta-hydroxybutyrate (Beta-hydroxybutyric acid)
- 11 beta-prostaglandin F(2) alpha
- bile acids (Cholic acid, Chenodeoxycholic acid, Deoxycholic acid, Ursodeoxycholic acid)
- bilirubin
- biomarkers for acute kidney injury
- bladder cancer indicators (Bladder tumor antigen [BTA], Nuclear matrix protein 22 [NMP22])
- bleeding scan (Gastrointestinal bleeding scan, Abdominal scintigraphy, GI scintigraphy)
- blood culture and sensitivity
- blood smear (Peripheral blood smear, Red blood cell [RBC] morphology, RBC smear)
- blood typing (Blood group microarray testing)
- blood urea nitrogen (BUN, urea nitrogen)
- bone densitometry (Bone mineral content [BMC], Bone mineral density [BMD], DEXA scan)
- bone marrow biopsy (Bone marrow examination, Bone marrow aspiration)
- bone scan
- bone turnover markers (BTMs, N-telopeptide [NTx], N-terminal propeptide of type 1 collagen [P1NP], Bone collagen equivalents [BCEs], Osteocalcin [bone G1 a protein, BGP, osteocalc], Pyridinium [PYD] crosslinks, Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase [BSAP], C-telopeptide [CTx])
- bone x-ray
- brain scan (Cisternogram, Cerebral blood flow)
- brain trauma indicator (BTI, Concussion biomarkers, Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 [UCH-L1], Glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP])
- bronchoscopy
- C
- calcitonin (Human calcitonin [HCT], Thyrocalcitonin)
- calcium (Total/ionized calcium, Ca, Serum calcium)
- caloric study (Oculovestibular reflex study, Caloric stimulation)
- cancer tumor markers (Tumor markers [TMs], Tumor-associated markers)
- carbon dioxide content (CO2 content, CO2 combining power)
- carboxyhemoglobin (COHb, Carbon monoxide)
- cardiac catheterization (Coronary angiography, Ventriculography)
- cardiac nuclear scan (Myocardial perfusion scan, Myocardial perfusion imaging, Myocardial scan, Cardiac scan, Heart scan, Thallium scan, MUGA scan, Isonitrile scan, Sestamibi cardiac scan, Cardiac flow studies, and Nuclear stress test)
- cardiac stress testing (Exercise stress testing; Nuclear stress testing; Echo stress testing)
- carotid artery duplex scanning (Carotid ultrasound)
- cell-free maternal DNA testing (Prenatal cell-free DNA screening, Noninvasive prenatal testing [NIPT], cell-free DNA in maternal blood, cf DNA screening)
- cell surface immunophenotyping (Flow cytometry cell surface immunophenotyping, Lymphocyte immunophenotyping, AIDS T-lymphocyte cell markers, CD4 marker, CD4/CD8 ratio, CD4 percentage)
- ceruloplasmin (Cp)
- cervical biopsy (LEEP procedure, Cone biopsy)
- chest x-ray (CXR)
- Chlamydia
- chloride, blood (CL)
- cholesterol
- cholinesterase (CHS, Pseudocholinesterase [PChE], Cholinesterase RBC, Red blood cell cholinesterase, Acetylcholinesterase)
- chorionic villus sampling (CVS, Chorionic villus biopsy [CVB])
- chromosome karyotype (Blood chromosome analysis, Chromosome studies, Cytogenetics, Karyotype)
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff, Clostridial toxin assay)
- coagulating factors concentration (Coagulating factors, Blood-clotting factors)
- coagulation profile (Coagulation panel)
- cold agglutinins
- colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, anoscopy
- colorectal cancer tumor analysis (Microsatellite instability [MSI] testing, DNA mismatch repair [MMR] genetic testing, BRAF mutation analysis, Oncotype DX colon cancer assay)
- colposcopy
- complement assay (Total, C3 and C4 complement)
- complete blood count and differential count (CBC and diff)
- comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP, Chem 12, Chemistry panel, SMA 12 (Sequential Multiple Analysis), SMA 20
- computed tomography (CT scan abdomen, angiography, chest, extremity, head, heart, neck, spine)
- Coombs test, direct (Direct antiglobulin test [DAT])
- Coombs test, indirect (Blood antibody screening, Indirect antiglobulin test [IAT])
- corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test (CRH stimulation test)
- cortisol, blood, urine, saliva (Hydrocortisone, Serum cortisol, Salivary cortisol, Total cortisol, Free cortisol)
- C-peptide (Connecting peptide insulin, Insulin C-peptide, Proinsulin C-peptide)
- C-reactive protein test (CRP, High-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP], Ultra-sensitive CRP)
- creatine kinase (CK, Creatine phosphokinase [CPK])
- creatinine, blood (Serum creatinine)
- creatinine clearance (CC, Estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR])
- cryoglobulin
- culture and sensitivity (C&S)
- cystography (Cystogram, Cystourethrography, Voiding cystography, Voiding cystourethrography [VCUG])
- cystoscopy (Endourology)
- cytokines (interleukins)
- cytolethal distending toxin B (CdtB) and antivinculin antibodies
- D
- D-dimer (Fragment D-dimer, Fibrin degradation product [FDP], Fibrin split products)
- delta-aminolevulinic acid (Aminolevulinic acid [ALA], d-ALA)
- dental x-ray (Dental radiography)
- dexamethasone suppression test (DST, Prolonged/rapid DST, Cortisol suppression test, ACTH suppression test)
- diabetes mellitus autoantibody panel (diabetes-associated autoantibodies, Insulin autoantibody [IAA], Islet cell antibody [ICA], Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody [GAD Ab])
- 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG in erythrocytes)
- disseminated intravascular coagulation screening (DIC screening)
- drug monitoring (Therapeutic drug monitoring [TDM], Drug sensitivity genotyping)
- E
- echocardiography (Cardiac echo, Heart sonogram, Transthoracic echocardiography [TTE]), Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
- electrocardiography (Electrocardiogram [ECG, EKG])
- electroencephalography (Electroencephalogram [EEG])
- electromyography (EMG)
- electroneurography (ENG, Nerve conduction studies)
- electronystagmography (Electrooculography)
- electrophysiologic study (EPS, Cardiac mapping)
- endometrial biopsy
- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- erythrocyte fragility (Osmotic fragility [OF], Red blood cell fragility)
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, Sed rate test)
- erythropoietin (EPO)
- esophageal function studies (Esophageal manometry, Esophageal motility studies)
- esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD, Upper gastrointestinal [UGI] endoscopy, Gastroscopy)
- estrogen fractions (Estriol excretion, Estradiol, Estrone)
- estrogen receptor assay (ER assay, ERA, Estradiol receptor)
- ethanol (Ethyl alcohol, Blood alcohol, Blood EtOH)
- evoked potential studies (EP studies, Evoked brain potentials, Evoked responses)
- F
- factor V leiden (FVL, Leiden factor V, Mutation analysis)
- febrile antibodies (Febrile agglutinins)
- fecal calprotectin
- fecal fat (Fat absorption, Quantitative stool fat determination)
- ferritin
- fetal biophysical profile (Biophysical profile [BPP])
- fetal nonstress test (Non stress test [NST], Fetal activity determination, Fetal stress test, Contraction stress test [CST], Oxytocin challenge test [OCT])
- fetal fibronectin (fFN, Fibronectin)
- fetal hemoglobin (Kleihauer–Betke)
- fetal scalp blood pH
- fetoscopy
- fibrinogen (Factor I, Quantitative fibrinogen)
- fluorescein angiography (FA, Ocular photography)
- Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
- folic acid (Folate)
- fungal testing (Antifungal antibodies; Beta-D-glucan,(1,3)-β-D-glucan, Fungitell, Fungal culture, Fungal antigen assay, Fungal PCR testing)
- G
- galectin-3 (GAL-3)
- gallbladder nuclear scanning (Hepatobiliary scintigraphy, Cholescintigraphy, DISIDA scanning, HIDA scanning)
- gallium scan
- gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP, γ-GTP, Gamma-glutamyl transferase [GGT])
- gastric emptying scan
- gastrin
- gastroesophageal reflux scan (GE reflux scan, Aspiration scan)
- genetic testing (Breast cancer [BRCA] and ovarian cancer, Colon cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Tay–Sachs disease, Cystic fibrosis, Melanoma, Hemochromatosis, Thyroid cancer, Paternity [parentage analysis], Forensic genetic testing)
- genomic cancer testing (Oncotype DX, Genotyping, Genomics)
- gliadin, endomysial, and tissue transglutaminase antibodies (Celiac serology, Deamidated gliadin peptide [DGP], Endomysial antibody [EMA], Tissue transglutaminase [tTG] )
- glucagon
- glucose measurements (Blood sugar; Fasting blood sugar; Diabetic control index; Glucose, blood; Glucose, postprandial; 2-hour Postprandial glucose [2-hour PPG]; 1-hour Glucose screen; Glycosylated hemoglobin [GHb, GHB, Hb A1c], Glycohemoglobin
- glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD screen, G-6-PD quantification, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase [G-6-PD] deficiency DNA sequencing)
- glucose tolerance test (GTT, Oral glucose tolerance test [OGTT])
- growth hormone (GH, Human growth hormone [HGH], Somatotropin hormone [SH])
- growth hormone stimulation test (GH provocation test, Insulin tolerance test [ITT], Arginine test, Glucagon Stimulation test)
- H
- haptoglobin
- Heinz body preparation
- Helicobacter pylori testing (Anti–Helicobacter pylori antibody, Campylobacter-like organism [CLO] test, H. pylori stool antigen, Urea Breath Test [UBT])
- hematocrit (Hct, Packed red blood cell volume, Packed cell volume [PCV])
- hemoglobin (Hb, Hgb)
- hemoglobin electrophoresis (Hgb electrophoresis)
- hexosaminidase (Hexosaminidase A, Hex A, Total hexosaminidase, Hexosaminidase A and B)
- HIV drug resistance testing (HIV genotype)
- HIV RNA quantification (HIV viral load)
- Holter monitoring
- homocysteine (Hcy)
- human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG, Pregnancy tests, hCG beta subunit)
- human lymphocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27 antigen, Human leukocyte A antigen, White blood cell antigens, Histocompatibility leukocyte A antigen)
- human placental lactogen (hPL, Human chorionic somatomammotropin [HCS])
- 17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OCHS)
- 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)
- 21-hydroxylase antibodies
- hysterosalpingography (Uterotubography, Uterosalpingography, Hysterogram)
- hysteroscopy
- I
- immunoglobulin quantification
- insulin assay
- insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1, Somatomedin C, Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins [IGF BP])
- intrinsic factor antibody (IF ab)
- iron level and total iron-binding capacity (Fe and TIBC, Transferrin saturation, Transferrin)
- ischemia-modified albumin (IMA)
- K
- kidney stone analysis (Urinary stone analysis, Renal calculus analysis)
- L
- lactic acid (Lactate)
- lactic dehydrogenase (LDH, Lactate dehydrogenase)
- lactoferrin
- lactose tolerance test (Hydrogen breath test)
- Legionnaires‘ disease antibody test
- leucine aminopeptidase (LAP)
- lipase (Pancreatic lipase, Lipoprotein lipase)
- lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2 PLAC test)
- lipoproteins (High-density lipoproteins [HDLs, HDL-C], Low density lipoproteins [LDLs, LDL-C], Very-low-density lipoproteins [VLDLs], Lipoprotein (a), Lipoprotein electrophoresis, Lipoprotein phenotyping, Lipid fractionation, Non-HDL cholesterol, Lipid profile) and Apolipoproteins
- liquid biopsy (Fluid biopsy, Fluid phase biopsy, Cell free circulating DNA [cfDNA, ctDNA], Circulating tumor cells)
- liver biopsy
- liver function tests (LFTs, Liver profile, Hepatic function panel)
- liver/spleen scanning (Liver scanning)
- lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid examination (LP and CSF examination, Spinal tap, Cerebrospinal fluid analysis)
- lung biopsy
- lung scan (Ventilation/perfusion scanning [VPS], Pulmonary scintiphotography, V/Q scan)
- luteinizing hormone (LH assay, Lutropin) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) assay
- lyme disease test
- M
- magnesium
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging [NMRI])
- malaria testing
- mammography (Mammogram)
- marijuana (THC) test (Cannabinoid or cannabis testing, Tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] testing)
- maternal screen testing (Maternal triple screen, Maternal quadruple screen)
- Meckel diverticulum nuclear scan
- mediastinoscopy
- metal testing (lead, arsenic, mercury)
- metanephrine, plasma free (Fractionated metanephrines)
- methemoglobin (Hemoglobin M)
- microalbumin (MA)
- microglobulin (Beta2-microglobulin [β2m], Alpha-1-microglobulin, Retinol binding protein)
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae testing
- myelography (Myelogram)
- myoglobin
- N
- natriuretic peptides (Atrial natriuretic peptide [ANP], Brain natriuretic peptide [BNP], N-terminal fragment of pro-brain [B-type] natriuretic peptide [NT–pro-BNP], C-type natriuretic peptide [CNP], Ventricular natriuretic peptide, CHF peptides)
- neuron-specific enolase (NSE)
- neutrophil antibody screen (Granulocyte antibodies, Polymorphonucleocyte antibodies [PMN ab], Antigranulocyte antibodies, Antineutrophil antibodies, Neutrophil antibodies, Leukoagglutinin)
- newborn metabolic screening
- nicotine and metabolites (Nicotine, Cotinine, 3-Hydroxy Cotinine, Nornicotine, Anabasine)
- 5′-nucleotidase
- O
- obstruction series
- octreotide scan (Carcinoid nuclear scan, Neuroendocrine nuclear scan)
- osmolality, blood (Serum osmolality)
- osmolality, urine (Urine osmolality)
- ovarian reserve testing (Inhibin b, Anti-müllerian hormone [AMH], Antral follicular count [AFC], Clomiphene citrate challenge test [CCCT])
- oximetry (Pulse oximetry, Oxygen saturation)
- P
- pancreatic elastase (PE, EL1, Elastase-1, Fecal Elastase)
- pancreatic enzymes (Pancreatic secretory test, Amylase, Lipase, Trypsin, Chymotrypsin)
- pancreatobiliary fish testing
- Papanicolaou smear (Pap smear, Pap test, Cytologic test for cancer, Liquid-based cervical cytology [LBCC], ThinPrep)
- paracentesis (Peritoneal fluid analysis, Ascitic fluid cytology, Peritoneal tap)
- parathyroid hormone (PTH, Parathormone)
- parathyroid scan (Parathyroid scintigraphy)
- Parkinson disease testing
- partial thromboplastin time, activated (APTT, Partial thromboplastin time [PTT])
- pepsinogen
- pericardiocentesis (Pericardial tap)
- pheochromocytoma suppression and provocative testing (Clonidine suppression test [CST], Glucagon stimulation test)
- phosphate (PO4, Phosphorus [P])
- phosphatidylinositol antigen (PI-Linked antigen)
- phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies (Anti-pla2r)
- phospholipid antibodies (aPL antibodies, aPLA, Anticardiolipin antibodies [aCL Antibodies], ACA, Cardiolipin antibodies, Antiphospholipid antibodies, Beta-2 glycoprotein 1 antibody, Lupus anticoagulant [LA])
- placental growth factor (PGF)
- plasminogen (Fibrinolysin)
- plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 antigen/activity (PAI-1)
- platelet aggregation test (Ristocetin test)
- platelet antibody (Antiplatelet antibody detection)
- platelet count (Thrombocyte count)
- platelet function assay (Platelet closure time, PCT, Aspirin resistance tests, Bleeding time [BT], 11-Dehydro-thromboxane B2)
- platelet volume, mean (Mean platelet volume [MPV])
- plethysmography, arterial (Ankle-brachial index [ABI])
- pleural biopsy
- porphyrins and porphobilinogens
- positron emission tomography (PET scan)
- postcoital test (Postcoital cervical mucus test, Cervical mucus sperm penetration test)
- potassium, blood (K)
- potassium, urine (K)
- prealbumin (PAB, Thyroxine-binding prealbumin [TBPA], Transthyretin)
- pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A)
- pregnanediol
- primary immunodeficiency genetic testing (PID genetic testing, Genetic testing for PID)
- procalcitonin (PCT, ProCT)
- progesterone assay
- progesterone receptor assay (PR assay, PRA, PgR)
- prolactin levels (PRLs)
- prostate-specific antigen (PSA, Prostate cancer gene 3 [PCA3], MI-prostate score [MiPS])
- protein (Protein electrophoresis, Immunofixation electrophoresis [IFE], Serum protein electrophoresis [SPEP], Albumin, Globulin, Total protein)
- protein C, protein S
- prothrombin time (PT, Protime, International normalized ratio [INR])
- pulmonary angiography (Pulmonary arteriography)
- pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
- pyelography (Intravenous pyelography [IVP], Excretory urography [EUG], Intravenous urography [IUG, IVU], Retrograde pyelography, Antegrade pyelography)
- R
- red blood cell count (RBC count, Erythrocyte count)
- red blood cell indices (RBC indices, Blood indices)
- renal biopsy (Kidney biopsy)
- renal scanning (Kidney scan, Radiorenography, Radionuclide renal imaging, Nuclear imaging of the kidney, DSMA renal scan, DTPA renal scan, Captopril renal scan)
- renin assay, plasma (Plasma renin activity [PRA], Plasma renin concentration [PRC])
- reticulocyte count (Retic count)
- rheumatoid factor (RF)
- ribosome P antibodies (Ribosomal P Ab, Anti–ribosome P antibodies)
- S
- salivary gland nuclear imaging (Parotid gland nuclear imaging)
- semen analysis (Sperm count, Sperm examination)
- serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT], Chromogranin A)
- sexual assault testing (Rape testing)
- sexually transmitted disease testing (STD testing)
- sialography
- sickle cell screen (Sickledex, Hemoglobin [Hgb] S test)
- skin biopsy (Cutaneous immunofluorescence biopsy, Skin biopsy antibodies, Skin immunohistopathology, Direct immunofluorescence antibody test)
- skull x-ray
- sleep studies (Polysomnography [PSG])
- small bowel follow-through (SBFT, Small bowel enema)
- small intestinal bacterial overgrowth test (SIBO test, Lactulose breath test)
- sodium (Na), blood
- sodium (Na), urine
- spinal x-ray (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Coccygeal x-ray studies)
- sputum culture and sensitivity (C&S, Culture and Gram stain)
- sputum cytology
- stool cancer screening (Stool for occult blood, Stool for OB, Fecal occult blood test [FOBT], Fecal immunotest [FIT], DNA stool sample, Colon cancer screening)
- stool culture (Stool for culture and sensitivity [C&S], Stool for ova and parasites [O&P])
- stool for leukocytes (White blood cell stool test, Fecal leukocyte stain, Stool for white cells)
- Streptococcus serologic testing (Antistreptolysin O titer [ASO], Antideoxyribonuclease-B titer, [Anti-DNase-B, ADNase-B, ADB], Streptococcus group B antigen detection, Streptozyme)
- substance abuse testing (Urine drug testing, Drug testing, Drug screening, Toxicology screening, Drug abuse testing, Screening for drug abuse)
- swallowing examination (Videofluoroscopy swallowing examination)
- sweat test (Sweat electrolyte test, Sweat chloride test, Sweat conductivity test, iontophoretic sweat test)
- syphilis detection test (Serologic test for syphilis [STS], Venereal Disease Research Laboratory [VDRL], Rapid plasma reagin [RPR], Fluorescent treponemal antibody test [FTA])
- T
- testosterone (Dihydrotestosterone [DHT])
- thoracentesis and pleural fluid analysis (Pleural tap)
- throat and nose cultures and sensitivity
- thromboelastography (Thromboelastometry)
- thrombosis indicators fibrin monomers (Fibrin degradation products [FDPs], Fibrin split products [FSPs])
- fibrinopeptide A (FPA)
- prothrombin fragment (F1 + 2)
- thyroglobulin (Tg, Thyrogen-stimulated thyroglobulin)
- thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB, Skinny-needle thyroid biopsy, Fine-needle aspiration [FNA])
- thyroid scanning (Thyroid scintiscan)
- thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH, Thyrotropin, TRH stimulation test)
- thyroid-stimulating hormone stimulation test (TSH stimulation test)
- thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSIs, Long-acting thyroid stimulator [LATS], Thyroid-binding inhibitory immunoglobulin [TBII], Thyrotropin receptor antibody, Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor [TSHR] antibodies)
- thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test (TRH stimulation test, Thyrotropin-releasing factor stimulation test [TRF stimulation test])
- thyroxine, total and free (T4, Thyroxine screen, FT4)
- thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG, Thyroid binding globulin)
- TORCH test
- total blood volume (TBV, Red blood cell [RBC] volume)
- toxoplasmosis antibody titer
- transferrin receptor (TfR) assay
- triglycerides (TGs)
- triiodothyronine (T3 radioimmunoassay)
- troponins (Cardiac-specific troponin T [cTnT], Cardiac-specific troponin I [cTnI], High-sensitivity troponin [hsTnT, hs-cTn])
- tuberculosis testing (Acid-fast bacillus [AFB] smear, Interferon gamma release assay [IGRA], Lipoarabinomannan [LAM] assay, Mycobacteria growth indicator tube [MGIT], Nucleic acid amplification [NAA] testing, Quantiferon-TB gold in-tube plus [QFT-GIT Plus] assay, Purified protein derivative [PPD] test, Tuberculosis [TB] culture, Tuberculin skin test [TST], T-SPOT, TB assay, Xpert MTB/RIF test)
- tumor analysis (DNA ploidy status, S-phase fraction, Cathepsin D, HER-2 [c erbB2, neu] protein, p53 protein, Ki67 protein)
- U
- ultrasound of the abdomen (Abdominal ultrasound, Abdominal sonogram)
- ultrasound of the breast (Breast ultrasonography, Ultrasound mammography, Breast sonogram)
- ultrasound of the pelvis (Pelvic ultrasonography, Obstetric ultrasonography, Vaginal ultrasound)
- ultrasound of the prostate/rectum (Prostate/rectal sonogram)
- ultrasound of the scrotum (US Testicles, Scrotal ultrasound, Ultrasound of testes)
- ultrasound of the thyroid (US Thyroid, Thyroid echogram, Thyroid sonogram)
- ultrasound vascular studies (Venous doppler ultrasound, Venous duplex scan, Intravascular ultrasound [IVUS], Ultrasound extremities)
- upper gastrointestinal x-ray study (Upper GI series, UGI)
- urea breath test (UBT, Helicobacter pylori breath test)
- uric acid, blood, and urine
- urinalysis (UA)
- urine culture and sensitivity (C&S)
- urodynamic studies (Uroflowmetry, Urine flow studies, Cystometry, Cystometrogram [CMG], Urethral pressure profile [UPP], Urethral pressure measurements)
- uroporphyrinogen-1-synthase
- V
- vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), homovanillic acid (HVA), and catecholamines (Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Metanephrine, Normetanephrine, Dopamine)
- venography of lower extremities (Phlebography, Venography)
- virus testing (COVID-19, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr, Mononucleosis, Hepatitis, Herpes, HIV, Human papilloma, Human T-cell lymphotropic, Parvovirus, Rabies, Rubella, Rubeola, Varicella, Zika)
- vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin and methylmalonic acid [MMA])
- vitamin D (25-hydroxy vitamin D2 and D3; 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D])
- W
- white blood cell count and differential count (WBC and differential, Leukocyte count)
- white blood cell scan (WBC scan, Inflammatory scan)
- X
- d-xylose absorption test (Xylose tolerance test)
- Z
- zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP)
- Appendix A: List of tests by body system
- Appendix B: List of tests by type
- Appendix C: Disease and organ panels
- Appendix D: Symbols and units of measurement
- Index
- Inside back cover
- Edition: 17
- Published: June 11, 2024
- Imprint: Mosby
- No. of pages: 912
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323828666
- eBook ISBN: 9780323828673
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Kathleen Deska Pagana
Kathleen Deska Pagana, PhD, RN is Professor Emeritus, Department of Nursing, Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania and President, Pagana Keynotes & Presentations. Timothy J. Pagana, MD, FACS is Medical Director Emeritus at the Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center, Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Theresa Noel Pagana, MD, FAAEM, is an Emergency Medicine Physician, Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Department of Nursing, Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USATP
Timothy J. Pagana
Timothy J. Pagana is a retired Medical Director at the Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center, Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Director, The Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center and The SurgiCenter, Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USATP
Theresa Noel Pagana
Theresa Pagana is an emergency medical physician at Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey and an author on both the Reference and the Manual. Her role in both has increased over the editions as Tim Pagana continues to scale back his role as an author.
Affiliations and expertise
Emergency Medicine Physician, Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey, USA