Main description:

Biomedical scientists are the foundation of modern healthcare, from cancer screening to diagnosing HIV, from blood transfusion for surgery to food poisoning and infection control. Without biomedical scientists the diagnosis of disease, the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment, and research into the causes and cures of disease would not be possible.

The Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series has been written to reflect the challenges of practicing biomedical science today. It draws together essential basic science with insights into laboratory practice to show how an understanding of the biology of disease is coupled to the analytical approaches that lead to diagnosis. Assuming only a minimum of prior knowledge, the series reviews the full range of disciplines to which a Biomedical Scientist may be exposed-from
microbiology to cytopathology to transfusion science.

Histopathology describes the processes and practices that are central to the role of the histopathology biomedical scientist, from presampling to diagnosis to laboratory management. It demonstrates throughout how an understanding of cell and tissue physiology is vital to the successful identification of clinical conditions.

Contents:

1: Dr Guy Orchard, Mr David Muskett, Dr Anne Warren: What is histopathology?
2: Mr David Muskett: Fixation and specimen handling
3: Ms Vanda McTaggart, Dr Sue Pritchard, Dr Anne Warren: Data recording and histopathology dissection
4: Mr David Muskett: Routine staining, processing and embedding
5: Mr David Muskett and Dr Guy Orchard: Special stains
6: Dr Guy Orchard , Mrs Chantell Hodgson, Mr Brian Nation: Artefacts
7: Dr Guy Orchard and Mr Mohammad Shams: Mohs procedures
8: Dr Merdol Ibrahim and Dr Guy Orchard: Immunocytochemical techniques
9: Mr David Muskett, Dr Guy Orchard, Dr Anne Warren: Analytical immunocytochemistry
10: Dr Tony Warford and Dr Emanuela Volpi: In situ hybridization: concepts and applications
11: Mr Brendan O'Sullivan and Dr Phillipe Taniere: Molecular diagnostics: techniques and applications
12: Dr Phillipe Taniere: Molecular diagnostics in action
13: Dr Guy Orchard and Dr Sue Pritchard: Histopathology reporting
14: Dr Guy Orchard: Microscopy and digital pathology
15: Prof David Furness: Electron microscopy in diagnosis
16: Ms Ishbel Gall and Dr Mike Osborne: Mortuary practice
17: Ms Sue Alexandra and Ms Patricia Fernando: Essentials of laboratory management