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| List of Color Plates | |
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| List of Figures and Tables | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to the Medical Laboratory | |
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| The Medical Laboratory | |
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| The Medical Laboratory Professional | |
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| Introduction to Medical Terminology | |
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| The Metric System | |
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| Laboratory Safety: Physical and Chemical Hazards | |
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| Laboratory Safety: Biological Hazards | |
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| Quality Assurance in the Laboratory | |
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| General Laboratory Equipment | |
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| Laboratory Glassware | |
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| The Microscope | |
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| Basic Hematology | |
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| Introduction to Hematology | |
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| Blood Collection: Capillary Puncture | |
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| Blood Collection: Venipuncture | |
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| Hematocrit | |
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| The Hemacytometer: WBC and RBC Counts | |
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| Platelet Count | |
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| Hemoglobin Determination | |
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| Preparing and Staining a Blood Smear | |
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| Blood Cell Morphology and Differential Count | |
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| Morphology of Abnormal Blood Cells in Peripheral Blood | |
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| Reticulocyte Count | |
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| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | |
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| Principles of Automated Hematology | |
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| Basic Hemostasis | |
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| Principles of Hemostasis | |
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| Disorders of Hemostasis | |
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| Bleeding Time | |
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| Prothrombin Time | |
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| Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time | |
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| Rapid Tests for Hemostasis Disorders | |
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| Basic Immunology and Serology | |
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| Introduction to Immunology and Serology | |
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| Immunohematology: ABO Grouping | |
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| Immunohematology: Rh Typing | |
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| Slide Test for Infectious Mononucleosis | |
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| Slide Test for Rheumatoid Factors | |
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| Urinalysis | |
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| Introduction to Urinalysis | |
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| Collection and Preservation of Urine | |
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| Physical Examination of Urine | |
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| Chemical Examination of Urine | |
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| Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment | |
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| Urine Pregnancy Tests | |
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| Basic Clinical Chemistry | |
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| Introduction to Clinical Chemistry | |
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| Specimen Collection and Processing for Clinical Chemistry | |
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| Laboratory Reagent Preparation and Calculations | |
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| Chemistry Instrumentation in the Physician Office Laboratory | |
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| Point-of-Care Testing | |
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| Measuring Blood Glucose | |
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| Measuring Electrolytes | |
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| Measuring Blood Cholesterol | |
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| Basic Clinical Microbiology | |
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| Introduction to Clinical Microbiology | |
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| Infection Control and Transmission-Based Precautions | |
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| Culture Techniques for Bacteria | |
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| Preparing a Bacteriological Smear and Performing a Gram Stain | |
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| Throat Culture and Rapid Tests for Group A Streptococcus | |
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| Urine Culture, Colony Count, and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing | |
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| Laboratory Detection of Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Fecal Occult Blood Test | |
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| Basic Parasitology | |
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| Introduction to Parasitology | |
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| Collecting and Processing Specimens for Parasite Examination | |
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| Microscopic Methods of Detecting Intestinal Parasites | |
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| Preparing and Staining Smears for Blood Parasites | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Sources of Information: Health Care Accrediting and Credentialing Agencies, Professional Societies, Governmental Agencies | |
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| Guide to Standard Precautions | |
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| Abbreviations Commonly Used in the Medical Laboratories | |
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| Metric Conversion Tables | |
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| Laboratory Reference Values | |
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| Index | |