Lab Values: Everything You Need to Know about Laboratory Medicine and its Importance in the Diagnosis of Diseases: Second Edition

Lab values inform clinical decisions,  support differential diagnosis, and determine next steps in treatment,  but reviewing reference ranges without context makes retention  difficult.

Whether you're in nursing school, PA  school, medical school, or training in phlebotomy, as a paramedic, or as  a medical assistant, this guide is essential. Lab values are also a  foundational topic in radiology tech programs, pharmacy coursework, and  nursing fundamentals.

This book  simplifies complex topics in laboratory medicine and clinical chemistry  so you can focus on interpretation, not just memorization.  It is especially useful for those preparing to work in critical care,  emergency medicine, or medical-surgical settings where lab values are  central to diagnosis and treatment.

This book will help you:

• Understand  and apply lab values from CBC, BMP, CMP, ABGs, coagulation studies,  cardiac markers, liver and renal labs, thyroid panels, and more
• Build confidence in laboratory test interpretation and connect abnormal results to medical diagnosis
• Learn proper sample collection for venous, arterial, capillary, urine, and stool specimens
• Strengthen clinical judgment, pattern recognition, and diagnostic reasoning
• Master core lab knowledge tested on exams like NCLEX®, HESI®, TEAS®, USMLE®, PANCE®, and ACLS®
• Reinforce learning with multiple choice questions and real case examples

Build confidence and retention before clinicals and exams.

Students  across allied health and lab tech programs use this guide to build  confidence before rotations. Many pair it with nursing pharmacology  guides, lab values flashcards, or quick reference tools to reinforce  retention and prepare for clinical exams. It is a trusted tool for  interpreting labs in internal medicine, emergency care, and critical  care settings, without getting lost in dense textbooks or memorizing  numbers that do not make sense in context.

Whether  you're in phlebotomy training, pharmacy school, physician assistant  programs, or studying clinical lab science, physiology, or  pathophysiology, this guide helps turn classroom theory into diagnostic  thinking.

You’ll learn how labs shift with disease, how to spot red flags, and how to think through what comes next.

A thoughtful and practical gift for students entering healthcare