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| Preface | |
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| Reviewers | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Design of Questions | |
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| Prepare for Your Certification Examination | |
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| Test-Taking Skills | |
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| Hematology | |
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| Basic Hematology Concepts/Laboratory Procedures | |
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| Normocytic/Normochromic Anemias | |
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| Hypochromic/Microcytic Anemias | |
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| Macrocytic/Normochromic Anemias | |
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| Qualitative/Quantitative WBC Disorders | |
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| Acute Leukemias | |
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| Lymphoproliferative/Myeloproliferative Disorders | |
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| Hematology Problem Solving | |
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| Hemostasis | |
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| Coagulation/Fibrinolytic Systems | |
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| Platelet/Vascular Disorders | |
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| Coagulation System Disorders | |
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| Inhibitors, Thrombotic Disorders, and Anticoagulant Drugs | |
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| Problem Solving in Hemostasis | |
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| Immunology | |
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| Basic Principles of Immunology | |
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| Immunological Procedures | |
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| Infectious Diseases | |
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| Autoimmune Diseases | |
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| Hypersensitivity | |
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| Immunoglobulins, Complement, and Cellular Testing | |
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| Tumor Testing and Transplantation | |
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| Immunology Problem Solving | |
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| Immunohematology | |
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| Genetics and Immunology of Blood Groups | |
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| ABO Blood Group System | |
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| Rh Blood Group System | |
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| Testing for Antibodies | |
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| Compatibility Testing | |
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| Transfusion Reactions | |
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| Components | |
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| Donors | |
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| Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn | |
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| Serological Testing of Blood Products | |
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| Immunohematology Problem Solving | |
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| Clinical Chemistry | |
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| Instrumentation | |
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| Blood Cases, pH, and Electrolytes | |
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| Glucose, Hemoglobin, Iron, and Bilirubin | |
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| Calculations, Quality Control, and Statistics | |
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| Creatinine, BUN, Ammonia, Amino Acids, and Uric Acid | |
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| Proteins, Electrophoresis, and Lipids | |
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| Enzymes and Cardiac Markers | |
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| Clinical Endocrinology | |
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| Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | |
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| Tumor Markers | |
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| Clinical Chemistry Problem Solving | |
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| Urinalysis and Body Fluids | |
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| Routine Physical and Biochemical Urine Tests | |
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| Urine Microscopy and Clinical Correlations | |
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| Cerebrospinal, Serous, and Synovial Fluids | |
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| Amniotic, Gastrointestinal, and Seminal Fluids | |
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| Body Fluids Problem Solving | |
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| Microbiology | |
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| Specimen Collection, Media, and Methods | |
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| Enterobacteriaceae | |
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| Nonfermentative Bacilli | |
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| Miscellaneous and Fastidious Gram-Negative Rods | |
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| Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci | |
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| Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods, Spirochetes, Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas, and Chlamydia | |
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| Anaerobic Bacteria | |
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| Mycobacteria | |
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| Mycology | |
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| Virology | |
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| Parasitology | |
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| Problem Solving in Microbiology and Parasitology | |
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| Molecular Diagnostics | |
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| Molecular Methods | |
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| Molecular Diagnostics | |
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| Education and Management | |
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| Photomicrographs and Color Plates | |
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| Sample Certification (Self-Assessment) Examination | |
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| Answer Key | |