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...
| Published in: | Pediatric Nursing Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 97 - 106 |
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| Format: | CEU exam questions pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Mar/Apr2003
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