The ABCs of pediatric laboratory interpretation: understanding the CBC with differential and LFTs.

Interpretation of pediatric laboratory values is an essential component of comprehensive nursing care delivery to children and their families. Key laboratory interpretation strategies for common pediatric laboratory values including the complete blood count (CBC) with differential and liver function...

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Published in:Pediatric Nursing Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 97 - 106
Main Authors: Jakubik LD, Cockerham J, Altmann AR, Grossman MB
Format: CEU exam questions pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Jannetti Publications, Inc. Mar/Apr2003
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        affil: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical Nursing, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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          Blood Cell Count In Infancy and Childhood
          Liver Function Tests In Infancy and Childhood
          Ammonia Blood
          Bilirubin Blood
          Blood Platelets Physiology
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          Education, Continuing (Credit)
          Enzymes Blood
          Erythrocytes Physiology
          Hemoglobins Physiology
          Leukocytes Physiology
          Liver Physiology
          Partial Thromboplastin Time
          Pediatric Nursing
          Platelet Count
          Prothrombin Time
          Reference Values
          Serum Albumin
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      ab: Interpretation of pediatric laboratory values is an essential component of comprehensive nursing care delivery to children and their families. Key laboratory interpretation strategies for common pediatric laboratory values including the complete blood count (CBC) with differential and liver function tests (LFTs) are discussed. Basic anatomy and physiology, normal laboratory parameters, and rationale for deviations from normal are reviewed.
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