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5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
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Albumin and Albumin/Globulin Ratio
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Newborn Screening
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Porphyrins, Urine
Positron Emission Tomography, Various Sites
Potassium, Blood
Potassium, Urine
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Urea Nitrogen, Blood
Urea Nitrogen, Urine
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Uric Acid, Blood
Uric Acid, Urine
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Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Vanillylmand elic Acid, Urine
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Laboratory/Diagnostic Procedural Checklist
Appendices
A. Patient Preparation and Specimen Collection
A. Patient Preparation and Specimen Collection
B. Skin Assessment for Infection, Hematoma, and Pressure Damage
C. The Human Microbiome: Patient Care Considerations for Nurses
D. Laboratory Critical Findings
E. Diagnostic Critical Findings
F - A-1. Obtaining an Informed and Signed Consent
F - A-10. Suprapubic Aspiration of a Urine Specimen
F - A-11. Pediatric Urine Collection
F - A-2. Capillary Puncture of the Finger
F - A-3. Capillary Puncture of the Heel
F - A-4. Venipuncture Arm/Hand
F - A-5. Arterial Arm/Hand
F - A-6. Allen Test
F - A-7. Arterial Puncture
F - A-8. Starting an IV
F - A-9. Urine Collection from an Indwelling Catheter
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