Description |
x, 342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents |
1. Introduction / Julie R. Clifford -- 2. Electrocardiography / Margaret Gilligan and John VanRiper -- 3. Laboratory Tests / Catherine Gage Ricciuti and Judith Radke -- 4. Echocardiography / Colleen M. Corte -- 5. Nuclear Medicine Studies and Positron Emission Tomography / Evan Padgitt and Eva Kline-Rogers -- 6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computerized Tomography / Evan Padgitt -- 7. Cardiac Catheterization / Catherine Gage Ricciuti -- 8. Electrophysiology Testing / Margaret Ricklemann and Sharon VanRiper |
Summary |
Cardiac Diagnostic Tests: A Guide for Nurses places the key diagnostic knowledge you need at your fingertips. Inside, you'll find detailed descriptions of each type of diagnostic test - explaining why the test is chosen, how it is performed, how the results are interpreted, and what care is required before, during, and after the test |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Study and teaching.
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Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.
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Heart -- Diseases -- Nursing.
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Heart Diseases -- diagnosis.
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Heart Diseases -- diagnosis.
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Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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Author |
VanRiper, John.
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VanRiper, Sharon.
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LC no. |
96018816 |
ISBN |
0721624936 |
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