Table
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PART I |
BASIC LABORATORY TECHNIQUES |
1 |
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Chapter 1 |
Fundamentals
of the Clinical Laboratory |
3 |
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Chapter 2 |
Safety in
the Clinical Laboratory |
25 |
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Chapters |
Phlebotomy:
Collecting and Processing Blood |
53 |
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Chapter 4 |
Systems of
Measurement, Laboratory Equipment, and Reagents |
78 |
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Chapter 5 |
The
Microscope |
111 |
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Chapter 6 |
Basic and
New Techniques in the Clinical Laboratory |
129 |
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Chapter 7 |
Laboratory
Mathematics and Solution Preparation |
159 |
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Chapter 8 |
Quality
Assessment and Quality Control in the Clinical Laboratory |
171 |
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Chapter 9 |
Point-Of-Care
Testing |
190 |
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Chapter 10 |
Laboratory
Information Systems and Automation |
199 |
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PART II |
CLINICAL LABORATORY SPECIALIZATIONS |
217 |
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Chapter 11 |
Introduction
to Clinical Chemistry |
219 |
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Chapter 12 |
Principles
and Practice of Clinical Hematology |
264 |
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Chapter 13 |
Introduction
to Hemostasis |
335 |
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Chapter 14 |
Renal
Physiology and Urinalysis |
358 |
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Chapter 15 |
Examination
of Body Fluids and Miscellaneous Specimens |
437 |
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Chapter 16 |
Introduction
to Microbiology |
458 |
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Chapter 17 |
Immunology
and Serology |
520 |
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Chapter 18 |
Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine |
543 |
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Appendix A |
Naacls Clinical Assistant Competencies |
581 |
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Appendix 8 |
English-Spanish
Medical Phrases for the Phlebotomist |
585 |
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Appendix C |
Prefixes,
Suffixes, and Stem Words |
586 |
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Appendix D |
Abbreviations |
589 |
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Appendix E |
Quick
Reference Values |
591 |
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Appendix F |
Naacls Essential Functions |
593 |
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Answers to
Review Questions |
594 |
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Glossary |
602 |
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