Table of Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1

Basic Arithmetic, Rounding Numbers, and Significant Figures

1

Chapter 2

Scientific Notation and Logarithms

32

Chapter 3

Systems of Measurement

56

Chapter 4

Dilutions and Titers

75

Chapter 5

Molarity and Normality

94

Chapter 6

Calculations Associated with Solutions

134

Chapter 7

Clinical Chemistry Laboratory

158

Chapter 8

Urinalysis Laboratory

212

Chapter 9

Hematology Laboratory

230

Chapter 10

Immunohematology Laboratory

264

Chapter 11

Microbiology Laboratory

276

Chapter 12

Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory

284

Chapter 13

Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratory: Basic Statistical Concepts

292

Chapter 14

Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Clinical Laboratory

314

Chapter 15

Instrument and Method Assessment

344

 

Answer Key

384

 

Index

397