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Basic Medical Laboratory Techniques

ISBN: 9780766812062 | 0766812065
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 12/23/1999

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SummaryTable of Contents
This extensively revised, performance-based text covers the theory and techniques of basic medical laboratory procedures that are performed in physician office laboratories, small clinics, hospital laboratories, public health departments and point-of-care testing facilities. The procedures follow a user-friendly format that includes objectives, glossary, review questions, and a performance guide. This text includes 16 CLIA-waived tests, as well as some more complex tests, and incorporates up-to-date CLIA and OSHA safety regulations. This fourth... MORE
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List of Color Plates
vii
List of Figures and Tables
ix
Prefacexvii
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDICAL LABORATORY1(92)
The Medical Laboratory
3(9)
The Medical Laboratory Professional
12(9)
Introduction to Medical Terminology
21(7)
The Metric System
28(9)
Laboratory Safety: Physical and Chemical Hazards
37(10)
Laboratory Safety: Biological Hazards
47(10)
Quality Assurance in the Laboratory
57(10)
General Laboratory Equipment
67(10)
Laboratory Glassware
77(6)
The Microscope
83(10)
UNIT 2 BASIC HEMATOLOGY93(142)
Introduction to Hematology
97(7)
Blood Collection: Capillary Puncture
104(7)
Blood Collection: Venipuncture
111(14)
Hematocrit
125(10)
The Hemacytometer: WBC and RBC Counts
135(22)
Platelet Count
157(8)
Hemoglobin Determination
165(6)
Preparing and Staining a Blood Smear
171(12)
Blood Cell Morphology and Differential Count
183(12)
Morphology of Abnormal Blood Cells in Peripheral Blood
195(12)
Reticulocyte Count
207(8)
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
215(10)
Principles of Automated Hematology
225(10)
UNIT 3 BASIC HEMOSTASIS235(38)
Principles of Hemostasis
237(5)
Disorders of Hemostasis
242(3)
Bleeding Time
245(6)
Prothrombin Time
251(8)
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
259(6)
Rapid Tests for Hemostasis Disorders
265(8)
UNIT 4 BASIC IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY273(48)
Introduction to Immunology and Serology
275(10)
Immunohematology: ABO Grouping
285(14)
Immunohematology: Rh Typing
299(8)
Slide Test for Infectious Mononucleosis
307(6)
Slide Test for Rheumatoid Factors
313(8)
UNIT 5 URINALYSIS321(64)
Introduction to Urinalysis
323(6)
Collection and Preservation of Urine
329(6)
Physical Examination of Urine
335(12)
Chemical Examination of Urine
347(14)
Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment
361(18)
Urine Pregnancy Tests
379(6)
UNIT 6 BASIC CLINICAL CHEMISTRY385(72)
Introduction to Clinical Chemistry
387(8)
Specimen Collection and Processing for Clinical Chemistry
395(5)
Laboratory Reagent Preparation and Calculations
400(11)
Chemistry Instrumentation in the Physician Office Laboratory
411(12)
Point-of-Care Testing
423(4)
Measuring Blood Glucose
427(12)
Measuring Electrolytes
439(8)
Measuring Blood Cholesterol
447(10)
UNIT 7 BASIC CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY457(88)
Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
459(10)
Infection Control and Transmission-Based Precautions
469(12)
Culture Techniques for Bacteria
481(16)
Preparing a Bacteriological Smear and Performing a Gram Stain
497(10)
Throat Culture and Rapid Tests for Group A Streptococcus
507(10)
Urine Culture, Colony Count, and Antibiotic Sucesptibility Testing
517(14)
Laboratory Detection of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
531(7)
Fecal Occult Blood Test
538(7)
UNIT 8 BASIC PARASITOLOGY545(42)
Introduction to Parasitology
547(8)
Collecting and Processing Specimens for Parasite Examination
555(10)
Microscopic Methods of Detecting Intestinal Parasites
565(2)
Preparing and Staining Smears for Blood Parasites
567(20)
GLOSSARY587(10)
APPENDICES597(10)
Appendix A: Sources of Information: Health Care Accrediting and Credentialing Agencies, Professional Societies, Governmental Agencies
597(2)
Appendix B: Guide to Standard Precautions
599(2)
Appendix C: Abbreviations Commonly Used in the Medical Laboratories
601(2)
Appendix D: Metric Conversion Tables
603(2)
Appendix E: Laboratory Reference Values
605(2)
Index607

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