Basic clinical laboratory techniques /
Barbara H. Estridge, Anna P. Reynolds.
- 5th edition
- Clifton Park ;NY : NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2008.
- x, 788 p. : col. ill ; 28 cm.
Unit 1: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory Lesson 1-1 The Clinical Laboratory Lesson 1-2 The Clinical Laboratory Professional Lesson 1-3 Introduction to Medical Terminology Lesson 1-4 Introduction to The Metric System Lesson 1-5 Laboratory Safety: Physical and Chemical Hazards Lesson 1-6 Laboratory Safety: Biological Hazards Lesson 1-7 Quality Assessment in the Laboratory Lesson 1-8 Laboratory Glassware Lesson 1-9 General Laboratory Equipment Lesson 1-10 The Microscope Lesson 1-11 Laboratory Calculations and Reagent Preparation Lesson 1-12 Blood Collection: Capillary Puncture Lesson 1-13 Blood Collection: Routine Venipuncture
Unit 2: Basic Hematology Lesson 2-1 Introduction to Hematology Lesson 2-2 Hematocrit Lesson 2-3 Haemoglobin Determination Lesson 2-4 The Hemacytometer Lesson 2-5 Manual RBC and WBC Counts Lesson 2-6 Platelet Count Lesson 2-7 Preparing and Staining a Blood Smear Lesson 2-8 Normal Blood Cell Morphology Lesson 2-9 White Blood Cell Differential Count Lesson 2-10 Abnormalities in Peripheral Blood Cell Morphology Lesson 2-11 Reticulocyte Count Lesson 2-12 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Lesson 2-13 Principles of Automated Hematology
Unit 3: Basic Hemostasis Lesson 3-1 Introduction to Hemostasis Lesson 3-2 Disorders of Hemostasis Lesson 3-3 Bleeding Time Lesson 3-4 Prothrombin Time Lesson 3-5 Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Lesson 3-6 Rapid Hemostasis Tests
Unit 4: Basic Immunology and Immunohematology Lesson 4-1 Introduction to Immunology Lesson 4-2 Introduction to Immunohematology Lesson 4-3 Immunohematology: ABO Grouping Lesson 4-4 Immunohematology: Rh Typing Lesson 4-5 Immunology: Rapid Test for Infectious Mononucleosis Lesson 4-6 Immunology: Slide Test for Rheumatoid Factors
Unit 5: Urinalysis Lesson 5-1 Introduction to Urinalysis Lesson 5-2 Collection and Preservation of Urine Lesson 5-3 Physical Examination of Urine Lesson 5-4 Chemical Examination of Urine Lesson 5-5 Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment Lesson 5-6 Urine hCG Tests
Unit 6: Basic Clinical Chemistry Lesson 6-1 Introduction to Clinical Chemistry Lesson 6-2 Specimen Collection and Processing for Clinical Chemistry Lesson 6-3 Chemistry Instrumentation in the Physician Office Laboratory Lesson 6-4 Point-of-Care Testing Lesson 6-5 Blood Glucose and Haemoglobin A1c Lesson 6-6 Blood Cholesterol and Triglycerides Lesson 6-7 Electrolytes
Unit 7: Basic Clinical Microbiology Lesson 7-1 Introduction to Clinical Microbiology Lesson 7-2 Infection Control and Transmission-Based Precautions Lesson 7-3 Public Health Threats: I. Emerging Infectious Diseases Lesson 7-4 Public Health Threats: II. Biological Agents and Bioterrorism Lesson 7-5 Culture Techniques for Bacteriology Lesson 7-6 Preparing and Gram-staining a Bacteriological Smear Lesson 7-7 Throat Culture and Rapid Tests for Group A Streptococcus Lesson 7-8 Urine Culture and Colony Count Lesson 7-9 Bacterial Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Lesson 7-10 Laboratory Detection of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Lesson 7-11 Fecal Occult Blood Test
Unit 8: Basic Parasitology Lesson 8-1 Introduction to Parasitology Lesson 8-2 Collecting and Processing Specimens for Parasite Examination Lesson 8-3 Microscopic Methods of Detecting Intestinal Parasites Lesson 8-4 Preparing and Staining Smears for Blood Parasites
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781418012793 (pbk.) 1418012793 (pbk.)
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101305139 DNLM
Diagnosis, Laboratory. Medical laboratory technology. Laboratory Techniques and Procedures. Clinical Laboratory Techniques.