Medical Abbreviations & Normal Ranges

Survival Guide

Helen Jones (University of Worcester, UK)

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Routledge
13 May 2019

Reference works; Nursing fundamentals & skills

Series: Nursing and Health Survival Guides

Part of the skill of nursing and healthcare involves being able to decipher and understand the meanings of results and abbreviations. Fully updated, this second edition is a handy survival guide which will supply you with up-to-date information and help you understand this language, so that you can provide appropriate holistic care to your patients.

By: Helen Jones (University of Worcester UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 120mm, Width: 80mm,
Weight: 63g
ISBN: 9781138351974
ISBN 10: 1138351970
Series: Nursing and Health Survival Guides
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 13 May 2019
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Abbreviations and acronyms Conventional units of measurement Normal Ranges: Cardiovascular: Pulse Sites Blood pressure stages Biochemistry Blood composition: Coagulation screen Cardiac Enzymes Hormone levels Respiratory: Respiration rates Tidal Volumes Arterial Blood Gases Acid Base Balance Peak Flow readings Neurological: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Renal: Urinalysis Fluid Balance Nutritional assessment: MUST Patient at Risk Scores: NEWS PEWS Skin assessment: WATERLOW

Helen Jones is Senior Lecturer, Pre-Registration Nursing at the University of Worcester, UK.