Authors

xi

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xv

Clinical Laboratory Reference Values

xvii

1

Concepts in Laboratory Medicine   Michael Laposata, MD, PhD

1

2

Methods   Michael Laposata, MD, PhD

11

3

Autoimmune Disorders Involving the Connective Tissue and Immunodeficiency Diseases   Mandakolathur R. Murali, MD

49

4

Histocompatibility Testing and Transplantation   Yash Pal Agrawal, MD, PhD, and Susan L. Saidman, PhD

67

5

Infectious Diseases   Eric D. Spitzer, MD, PhD

75

6

Toxicology   Sheila Dawling, PhD, CChem, FRSC, and Michael Laposata, MD, PhD

147

7

Diseases of Infancy and Childhood   Paul Steele, MD

171

8

Blood Vessels   Michael Laposata, MD, PhD

183

9

The Heart   Fred S. Apple, PhD

195

10

Diseases of Red Blood Cells   Daniel D. Mais, MD

203

11

Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders   Elizabeth M. Van Cott, MD, and Michael Laposata, MD, PhD

235

12

Transfusion Medicine   Christopher P. Stowell, MD, PhD, and Jacqueline J. Haas, MD

271

13

Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, and Spleen   Daniel E. Sabath, MD, PhD

295

14

The Respiratory System   Alison Woodworth, PhD

317

15

The Gastrointestinal Tract   D. Robert Dufour, MD, FCAP, FACB

327

16

The Liver and Biliary Tract   William E. Winter, MD

333

17

Pancreatic Disorders   Fritz F. Parl, MD, PhD, and Michael Laposata, MD, PhD

347

18

The Kidney   William E. Winter, MD

359

19

Male Genital Tract   D. Robert Dufour, MD, FCAP, FACB

371

20

Female Genital System   Stacy E.F. Melanson, MD, PhD

377

21

Breast   Karin E. Finberg, MD, PhD

387

22

The Endocrine System   Michael Laposata, MD, PhD, Samir L. Aleryani, PhD, and Alison Woodworth, PhD

393

Index

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