Main description:

Updated and easy-to-use, Linne & Ringsrud's Clinical Laboratory Science: The Basics and Routine Techniques, 6^th Edition delivers a fundamental overview of the laboratory skills and techniques essential for success in your classes and your career. Author Mary Louise Turgeon's simple, straightforward writing clarifies complex concepts, and a discipline-by-discipline approach helps you build the knowledge to confidently perform clinical laboratory tests and ensure accurate, effective results.

Contents:

Part I Basic Laboratory Techniques Chapter 1 Fundamentals of the Clinical Laboratory Chapter 2 Safety in the Clinical Laboratory Chapter 3 Phlebotomy: Collecting and Processing Blood Chapter 4 Systems of Measurement, Laboratory Equipment, and Reagents Chapter 5 The Microscope Chapter 6 Basic and New Techniques in the Clinical Laboratory Chapter 7 Laboratory Mathematics and Solution Preparation Chapter 8 Quality Assessment and Quality Control in the Clinical Laboratory Chapter 9 Point-of-Care Testing Chapter 10 Laboratory Information Systems and Automation

Part II Clinical Laboratory Specializations Chapter 11 Introduction to Clinical Chemistry Chapter 12 Principles and Practice of Clinical Hematology Chapter 13 Introduction to Hemostasis Chapter 14 Renal Physiology and Urinalysis Chapter 15 Examination of Body Fluids and Miscellaneous Specimens Chapter 16 Introduction to Microbiology Chapter 17 Immunology and Serology Chapter 18 Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine