Saunders Manual of Clinical Laboratory Science

Blood Collection and Anticoagulants. Section One: Clinical Chemistry. Amino Acids and Proteins. Carbohydrates. Lipids and Lipoproteins. Enzymes. Cardiac Function. Liver Function. Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Function. Electrolytes and Water Balance. Renal Function and Nitrogen Balance. Blood Gases and Acid-Base Balance. Mineral Metabolism. Endocrinology. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. Clinical Toxicology. Nutritional Assessment, Vitamins, And Trace Elements. Tumour Markers. Section Two: Immunology. Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases. Immunodeficiency. Lymphoproliferative Diseases. Immunology of Infectious Diseases. Transplantation Immunology. Section Three: Immunohematology. Basic Concepts of Immunohematology. Compatibility Testing. Antibody Identification. Component Therapy. Transfusion Reactions. Quality Assurance. Section Four: Microbiology. Quality Control in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. Handling and Processing Specimens for Bacteriology, Mycology, And Parasitology. Clinical Bacteriology. Clinical Parasitology. Section Five: Urinalysis and Body Fluids. Routine Urinalysis. Routine Analysis of Body Fluids. Section Six: Hematology. Hematopoiesis. Erythrocyte Disorders. Leukocyte Disorders. Hematology Procedures. Section Seven: Hemostasis. The Mechanism of Blood Coagulation. Evaluation of Bleeding Disorders. Evaluation of Thrombosis. Section Eight: Specialty Areas. Clinical Mycology. Virology. Molecular Diagnostics. Cytogenetics. Section Nine: Appendices. Laboratory Information Systems. Laboratory Math. Laboratory Statistics. Safety Issues for the Clinical Laboratory.