Interpreting Laboratory Data: A Point-of-Care Guide

by Justin Schmidt, Jeffrey Wierczorkiewicz

Overview

-       Based on the best-selling book, Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data, 4th Edition, by Mary Lee

-       The Quick View charts from Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data have been updated and revised to create a quick reference for the Point-of-Care series.

-       It provides concise information about pertinent laboratory values and their corresponding assays.

-       There are 100 new charts, 157 in total. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781585283514
Publisher:	ASHP
Publication date:	11/15/2011
Series:	Point-of-Care Guides , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	202
File size:	545 KB

About the Author

Justin M Schmidt
Justin M Schmidt, Pharm.D., BCPS is currently Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy. He practices internal medicine at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. He directs the internal medicine elective and teaches varied topics from hospital management of diabetes to fluids and electrolytes. Dr. Schmidt received a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy in Downers Grove, IL and completed a PGY-1 residency at the Hines VA and a PGY-2 in pharmacotherapy at Midwestern University. He is a board certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Schmidt's research interests include the inpatient management of diabetes and COPD.

Jeffrey T. Wieczorkiewicz
Jeffrey T. Wieczorkiewicz Pharm.D., BCPS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy located in Downers Grove, Illinois. Jeffrey maintains his practice site at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital where he practices as an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist. Dr. Wieczorkiewicz received his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Midwestern University and completed a PGY1 residency at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. Jeffrey is a member of several professional pharmacy organizations, including American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Jeffrey also holds distinction as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. His research interests include evaluation and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection.

Table of Contents

Table of contents

Preface

Abbreviations

List of charts in alphabetical order

1.      1à 3 β-D-glucan

2.      ACTH

3.      Alanine Aminotransferase

4.      Albumin

5.      Alkaline phosphatase

6.      Alpha fetoprotein

7.      Aminoglycosides

8.      Ammonia

9.      Amphetamines

10.  Amylase

11.  Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)

12.  Anion gap

13.  Anti-factor Xa activity

14.  Anti-phospholipid antibodies

15.  Antithrombin

16.  aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time)

17.  Aspartate Aminotransferase

18.  Band neutrophils

19.  Barbiturates

20.  Basophils

21.  BCR-ABL fusion gene

22.  Benzodiazepines

23.  Benzoylecgonine (Cocaine metabolite)

24.  Beta-2 microglobulin

25.  Bicarbonate/Total carbon dioxide

26.  B-type natiuretic peptide & NT-proBNP

27.  BUN

28.  C3/C4

29.  CA 125

30.  CA 15-3

31.  CA 19-9

32.  CA 27.29

33.  Calcium

34.  Carbamazapine

35.  Carcinoembryotic antigen (CEA)

36.  CD4 T lymphocyte Count

37.  CH50

38.  Chloride

39.  Chromium

40.  CK-MB isoenzymes

41.  CK-MB isoenzymes subforms (CK-MB1 & CK-MB2)

42.  Coomb’s Test

43.  Copper

44.  Cortisol

45.  Cosyntropin

46.  c-peptide

47.  Creatine kinase

48.  CRP

49.  Cyclosporine

50.  D-dimer

51.  Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carbozylic Acid (THC)

52.  Digoxin

53.  Eosinophils

54.  ESR

55.  Estradiol

56.  Estrogen and progesterone receptors

57.  Ethylene glycol

58.  Factor V Leiden

59.  FENa

60.  Ferritin

61.  FEUrea

62.  FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second)

63.  FEV1/FVC

64.  Folate

65.  Free T4

66.  Fructosamine

67.  FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)

68.  G6PD (glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase)

69.  Galactomannan assay

70.  Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase

71.  Haptoglobin

72.  Hemoglobin A1c

73.  Hemoglobin/hematocrit

74.  Heparin induced platelet antibodies

75.  High density lipoproteins (HDL)

76.  HIV antibody

77.  HIV DNA PCR

78.  HIV RNA Concentration

79.  HIV Western Blot

80.  HLA-B 5701

81.  Homocysteine

82.  Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

83.  Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

84.  INR/PT

85.  Lactate

86.  Lactic acid dehydrogenase

87.  Lidocaine

88.  Lipase

89.  Lithium

90.  Low density lipoproteins (LDL)

91.  Luteinizing hormone (LH)

92.  Lymphocytes

93.  Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

94.  Magnesium

95.  Manganese

96.  Mantoux Test

97.  Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

98.  Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

99.  Mean corpuscular volume

100.                      Methanol

101.                      Methlmalonate

102.                      Monocytes

103.                      Mycophenolic acid

104.                      Opiates

105.                      Oxygen saturation

106.                      Partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide

107.                      Partial pressure of arterial oxygen

108.                      PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate)

109.                      pH (arterial blood)

110.                      Phencyclidine (PCP)

111.                      Phenobarbital/primidone

112.                      Phenytoin

113.                      Phosphate

114.                      Plasma glucose

115.                      Platelet count

116.                      Polymorphonuclear neutrophils

117.                      Potassium

118.                      Pre-albumin

119.                      Procainamide

120.                      Progesterone

121.                      Prolactin

122.                      Prostate specific antigen (PSA)

123.                      Protein C & S

124.                      Quinidine

125.                      RBC distribution width

126.                      Red blood cells

127.                      Reticulocyte count

128.                      Rheumatoid Factor

129.                      Salicylate

130.                      Serotonin release assay

131.                      Serum creatinine

132.                      Serum iron

133.                      Serum Osmolality

134.                      Sirolimus

135.                      Sodium

136.                      Total Serum T3

137.                      Tacrolimus

138.                      Testosterone

139.                      Theophylline

140.                      Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT)

141.                      Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

142.                      Total Bilirubin

143.                      Total cholesterol

144.                      Total iron binding capacity

145.                      Total T4

146.                      Transferrin saturation

147.                      Tricyclic antidepressants

148.                      Triglycerides

149.                      Troponins I and T

150.                      Uric Acid (serum)

151.                      Uric Acid (urine)

152.                      Uridine diphosphate glucuronlytransferase (UGT1A1)

153.                      Valproic acid

154.                      Vancomycin

155.                      Vitamin B12

156.                      White Blood Cells (WBC)

157.                      Zinc

Appendix A: Statistical concepts associated with diagnosis

Appendix B: General information about assay modalities

Appendix C: Tubes for blood collection

Topic Index

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Melissa M. Potts, BS, PharmD (Temple University School of Pharmacy)
Description: This point-of-reference handbook of laboratory values for pharmacists was developed to accompany Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data, 4th edition, Lee (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2009).
Purpose: Historically, laboratory references have contained information that is not always pertinent to the practice of pharmacy. This guide is designed for practical use by pharmacy professionals in assessing and interpreting point-of-care laboratory findings, with the ultimate goal of optimizing patient care.
Audience: Pharmacists and pharmacy students can use it to interpret laboratory findings, as well as their relationship to medication management. The authors are professors of pharmacy and can best understand which laboratory parameters and interpretations are pertinent for pharmacists. The guide was developed after market research identified that a concise handbook of laboratory values was warranted for point-of-care use, and it succeeds as a clinically useful guide to laboratory data that can be quickly referenced in a clinic or hospital setting. Because it's small, it can easily fit into a pharmacist's lab coat or workstation.
Features: Over 150 laboratory monographs are alphabetically arranged for quick reference and contain standard reference values and critical labs. In a unique feature, each monograph identifies causes of abnormal values, as well as clinical signs and symptoms, which differentiates this guide and makes it practical for use in patient care. Causes of false results are also included, as well as clinical pearls in the "additional information" category. For example, in the iron monograph, a caveat explains that serum ferritin may be more useful in identifying iron deficiency anemia due to false negatives in the iron test. Each monograph is concise, organized, and displayed in a chart format that is easy to reference. Since laboratory data can be quickly interpreted, this allows for optimization of medication regimens and patient outcomes. An index lists common laboratory tests by disease topic (e.g., infectious disease, endocrine disease) and the index allows for quick reference of specific laboratory test information.
Assessment: By tailoring the content for pharmacists, this handbook can be quite useful in analyzing laboratory data and its relationship to medication therapies. Each laboratory monograph is organized, easily accessible, and contains clinically relevant information in interpreting common laboratory values.

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