Online Companion: Nursing Fundamentals: Caring & Clinical Decision Making

Web Sites
Chapter 29: Diagnostic Testing

MLabs Handbook, University of Michigan
http://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/
Search for laboratory tests at this comprehensive site for health professionals.

RadiologyInfo
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/
Provides educational materials for clients preparing for various x-rays; offered by the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America.

University of Washington Department of Radiology Online Teaching Materials
http://www.rad.washington.edu/
Describes common x-rays and offers lectures and films for common conditions.

Virtual Hospital Laboratory Tests page
http://www.vh.org/
From the University of Iowa, search for explanations and norms for a large variety of laboratory tests for adult and pediatric clients.

Vital Signs Collection
http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/
Search on “vital signs” and find several pages of instructions from the University of Florida.