BookMichael Laposata, Peter McCaffrey.
Summary: "Clinical Laboratory Methods covers the 100 tests most often done in clinical labs. The description of each method covers the basic concept of the assay; clinically important information; the expense of the test (based cost of the reagents, supplies, and labor); the complexity of the test; and whether each method is manual, semi-automated, or highly automated, and each method includes a flowchart. The author avoids getting bogged down in unimportant details, focusing on only what you need to know to master these important processes"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Methods in clinical immunology
Methods in clinical microbiology
Methods in clinical hematology
Methods in clinical coagulation
Methods in transfusion medicine and blood banking
Methods in clinical chemistry and general methods
Point-of-care testing methods
Methods involving chromosomal analysis and molecular genetics
Further reading
Clinical laboratory reference values.