Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The Second Edition offers a concise review of all areas of clinical lab science, including the standard areas, such as hematology, chemistry, hemostasis, immunohematology, clinical microbiology, parasitology, urinalysis and more, as well as lab management, lab government regulations, and quality assurance. A companion website offers 35 case studies, an image bank of color images, and a quiz bank with 500 questions in certification format.
Synopsis
The Second Edition offers a concise review of all areas of clinical lab science, including the standard areas, such as hematology, chemistry, hemostasis, immunohematology, clinical microbiology, parasitology, urinalysis and more, as well as lab management, lab government regulations, and quality assurance. A companion website offers 35 case studies, an image bank of color images, and a quiz bank with 500 questions in certification format.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1:Clinical Chemistry
- I. Clinical Chemistry Basics
- II. Special Methods In Clinical Chemistry
- III. Basic Anatomy And Physiology
- IV. Analytes And Pathophysiology
- V. Enzymology
- VI. Endocrinology
Chapter 2: Hemostasis and Coagulation
- I. Platelet Physiology
- II. Platelet Pathophysiology
- III. Blood Coagulation And Fibrinolysis
- IV. Coagulation Diorders
Chapter 3: Routine Hematology
- I. Laboratory Analysis
- II. Hematopoietic Tissues
- III. Hemoglobin Synthesis, Structure, And Function
Chapter 4: Hematologic Disorders
- I. Red Blood Cell Indices And Their Use In The Diagnosis Of Anemia
- II. Red Blood Cell Disorders
- III. Anemias and Polycythemias Disordersa
- IV. Leukocyte Disorders
Chapter 5: Immunology and Serology
- I. Introduction
- II. Cells And Tissues Of The Immune System
- III. Immunity
- IV. Immune Response
- V. Major Histocompatibility Complex
- VI. Hypersensitivity
- VII. Autoimmunity
- VIII. Immunodeficiencies
- IX. Techniques In Immunology And Serology
Chapter 6:Immunohematology
- I. Introduction
- II. Blood Group Systems
- III. Donor Selection And Blood Collection
Chapter 7: Clinical Microbiology
- I. Bacteria
- II. Bacterial Cell Structure
- III. Stains
- IV. Normal Flora
- V. Pathogensis of infection
- VI. Collection And Handling Of Clinical Specimens
- VII. Micrococcaceae
- VIII. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, And Related Genera
- IX. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
- X. Neisseria And Moraxella Catarrhalis
- XI. Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli
- XII.Enterobacteriaceae
- XIII.Campylobacter, Helicobacter, And Vibrionaceae
- XIV. Gram-Negative Nonfermentative Bacilli
- XV. Miscellaneous Genera
- XVI. Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, And The Chlamydiaceae
- XVII. Spirochetes
- XVIII. Mycobacteria
- XIX. Anaerobes
- XX. Zoonotic and Rickettsial Infections
- XXI. Agents Of Bioterrorism
Chapter 8 Clinical Parasitology, Mycology, and Virology
- I. Parasitology
- II. Mycology
- III.Virology
Chapter 9 Urinalysis and Body Fluids
- I. The Renal System
- II. The Urine Specimen
- III. Physical Examination Of Urine
- IV. Chemical Examination Of Urine
- V. Microscopic Examination Of The Urine
- VI. Automation In The Urinalysis Laboratory
- VII. Diseases Of The Kidney
- VIII. Renal Synthetic Products
- IX. Urine Pregnancy Testing
- X. Serous Body Fluids
- XI. Synovial Fluid
- XII. Seminal Fluid Analysis
Chapter 10 Molecular Diagnostics
- I. Biology Of The Cell
- II. Molecular Diagnostic Methods
- III. Inherited Genetic Disease
- IV. Molecular Oncology
- V. Molecular Infectious Disease
- VI. DNA-Based Human Identification
Chapter 11 Current Issues in Laboratory Management
- I. Management And Organizational Theory
- II. Professionalism
- III. Quality Assurance
- IV. Laboratory Regulations
- V. Financial Management
- VI. Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
- VII. Instrument Selection Process
Index