Synopses & Reviews
Review
'-- \"I especially like the case studies included in each chapter and the questions that directly apply to lab work. Too often case studies ask too many questions regarding diseases and treatments rather than lab identifications, calculations, etc.\"'
Synopsis
This practical handbook contains everything its user needs to know when performing routine urinalyses. Comprehensive in scope, the book discusses the formation of urine, its constituents and properties in both health and disease, the origin of these constituents, and the principles of urinalysis. Explanations of abnormal test results are provided together with several procedures that can be used as alternative or confirmatory tests.
Synopsis
Newly updated, Graff's Textbook of Urinalysis and Body Fluids is the best urinalysis reference for laboratory students and professionals. In its Second Edition, this practical book retains its full-color images and top-notch coverage of urinalysis principles while significantly updating the content, broadening the scope to include new material on body fluids, providing more information on safety and quality assurance, and adding textbook features such as objectives, case studies, and study questions.
Table of Contents
- 1: Urinalysis Clinical Laboratory Operations
- 2: Renal Anatomy and Physiology and Urine Formation
- 3: Collection and Physical Examination of Urine
- 4: Chemical Analysis of Urine
- 5: Microscopic Analysis of Urinary Sediment
- 6: Atlas of Urinary Sediment
- 7: Urinary and Metabolic Diseases and Related Urinalysis Findings
- 8: Introduction to Body Fluids
- 9: Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis
- 10: Serous Body Fluids
- 11: Synovial Fluid
- 12: Semen Analysis
- 13: Fecal Analysis
- 14: Miscellaneous Body Fluids
- 15: Automation of Urinalysis and Body Fluids Examination
Appendix A: Answers to Study Questions and Cases
Appendix B: Historically Relevant Urinalysis Information
Appendix C: Reagent Strip Color Chart
Glossary
Index