Turgeon Linne & Ringsrud's Clinical Laboratory Science

Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications
8. Revised Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-323-53082-8
Verlag: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

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Beschreibung

Thoroughly updated and easy-to-follow, Linne & Ringsrud's Clinical Laboratory Science: Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications, 8th Edition offers a fundamental overview of the laboratory skills and techniques you'll need for success in the clinical laboratory. Author Mary Louise Turgeon's simple and straightforward writing clarifies complex concepts, and her unique discipline-by-discipline approach helps you build knowledge and learn to confidently perform routine clinical laboratory tests with accurate, effective results. Topics like safety, measurement techniques, and quality assessment are woven throughout the various skills. The new eighth edition also features updated content including expanded information on viruses and automation. It's the must-have foundation for anyone wanting to pursue a profession in the clinical lab.

Autoren

Autoren

Turgeon, Mary Louise

Über den Autor

Turgeon, Mary Louise
Kyle Miller MS, MLS (ASCP)CM, MBCM will be joining Mary Lou Turgeon on the 9th edition as Associate Editor. Kyle currently serves as a Clinical Chemistry Specialist for Covenant Healthcare, and has contributed to Immunology & Serology, as well as authored questions on Chemistry, Lab Administration, Hematology, and Microbiology for MediaLab's ASCP BOC exam simulator.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: Basic Laboratory Techniques
1. Fundamentals of the Clinical Laboratory
2. Safety: Patient and Clinical Laboratory Practices
3. Quality Assessment and Quality Control in the Clinical Laboratory
4. Phlebotomy: Collecting and Processing Patient Blood Specimens
5. The Microscope
6. Systems of Measurement, Laboratory Equipment, and Reagents
7. Laboratory Mathematics and Solution Preparation
8. Basic and Contemporary Techniques in the Clinical Laboratory
9. Delivery of Laboratory Testing: From Point of Care Testing to Total Automation
PART II: Clinical Laboratory Specializations
10. Introduction to Clinical Chemistry
11. Principles and Practice of Clinical Hematology
12. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
13. Renal Physiology and Urinalysis
14. Examination of Body Fluids and Miscellaneous Specimens
15. Introduction to Microbiology
16. Immunology and Serology
17. Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine
Appendix A, Answers to Review Questions and Multiple-Choice Questions in Case Studies
Appendix B, Disease/Organ Panels
Glossary

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