Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques

Fifth Edition
Author: Barbara H. Estridge; Anna P. Reynolds
ISBN #: 1418012793
©2008   Publish Date: 07/10/2007
Binding: PB
Pages: 800
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $129.95

Description:

This newly revised, performance-based text covers the theory and techniques of basic clinical laboratory procedures. Workers in physicians' office laboratories, small clinics, hospital laboratories, public health departments, and point-of-care testing facilities will find this guide a useful resource covering the procedures they perform. The procedures are presented in an easy-to-follow format that includes a step-by-step performance guide and worksheets when appropriate. Procedures include CLIA-waived tests as well as some more complex tests, and incorporates current CLIA and OSHA safety regulations. Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques is a comprehensive guide for all laboratory technicians who want to review the essential laboratory techniques.

Product Benefits:

• Full-color photographs and illustrations enhance comprehension of the material and aid in visual organization
• Colorful graphic icons bring attention to safety, critical timing, use of math skills, quality assessment techniques, and other important issues that require special attention in order to avoid injury and ensure quality results
• Suggested Web-based student activities augment text information and laboratory practice
• Current technologies and instrumentation are discussed throughout the lessons, such as lateral flow immunoassays and flow cytometry
• Numerous review questions allow readers to assess their progress
• Focus on safety and quality control helps learners develop critical thinking skills about these important topics

Table of Contents:

Unit 1: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory.
Unit 2: Basic Hematology.
Unit 3: Basic Hemostasis.
Unit 4: Basic Immunology and Serology.
Unit 5: Urinalysis.
Unit 6: Basic Clinical Chemistry.
Unit 7: Basic Clinical Microbiology.
Unit 8: Basic Parasitology.
Glossary.
Appendices.
Index.

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