Urinalysis: A Review of Methods and Procedures

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-128

  Wu, Xiaohua ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Vanderbilt University Transplant Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver function; Patient care and assessment; Renal function; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; HYDROCORTISONE; URIC ACID;

HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ALDOSTERONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CREATININE; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROLYTES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROTEINURIA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URIC ACID; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77249120585     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2009.10.012     Document Type: Review

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