Nursing REPLICA O-ASL FROSINONE UMBERTO I

Laboratory Medicine: definition and purpose. Types of laboratory tests: routine, emergency, biochemical profiles, diagnostic protocols. Quantities and units of measurement. Analytical and biological variability. Reference, decisional, and optimal values. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of a diagnostic test. The pre-analytical and post-analytical phases of laboratory tests. Patient preparation and collection, processing, and storage of biological samples. The laboratory in diagnostic evaluation: i. of anemia; ii. of hemostasis; iii. of liver function; iv. of renal disease; v. of cardiovascular disease; vii. of bone remodeling; vii. of endocrine diseases; viii. of respiratory diseases; ix. of transfusion medicine. Urine analysis. Point of care: analysis at the patient's bedside, in surgical and emergency departments, and in the community.

Ciaccio M., Lippi G. Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine Naples: Edises;2018