Fundamentals of the clinical laboratory
Safety: patient and clinical laboratory practices
Quality assessment and quality control in the clinical laboratory
The microscope
Systems of measurement, laboratory equipment, and reagents
Laboratory mathematics and solution preparation
Basic and contemporary techniques in the clinical laboratory
Laboratory testing: from point of care to total automation
Phlebotomy: collecting and processing patient blood specimens
An introduction to the principles and practice of clinical hematology
Hemostasis and blood coagulation
Renal physiology and urinalysis
Examination of body fluids and miscellaneous specimens
Introduction to the principles and practice of clinical chemistry
New frontiers in molecular diagnostics
Introduction to medical microbiology
Immunology and serology
Immunohematology and transfusion medicine

Using a discipline-by-discipline approach, Turgeon’s Clinical Laboratory Science: Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications, 9th Edition, provides a fundamental overview of the concepts, procedures, and clinical applications essential for working in a clinical laboratory and performing routine clinical lab tests. Coverage includes basic laboratory techniques and key topics such as safety, phlebotomy, quality assessment, automation, and point-of-care testing, as well as discussion of clinical laboratory specialties. Clear, straightforward instructions simplify laboratory procedures and are guided by the latest practices and CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute) standards. Written by well-known CLS educator Mary Louise Turgeon, this edition offers essential guidance and recommendations for today’s laboratory testing methods and clinical applications

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