Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

ISBN 10: 0721688640 / ISBN 13: 9780721688640

Editore: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, 2001

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Here's the revised, expanded, and updated new edition of the gold standard in laboratory medicine. Readers will find comprehensive, integrated scientific guidance for diagnosis and clinical management as well as disease prevention and health promotion. The new edition retains its focus on medical and laboratory problem-solving, enabling readers to develop a clear understanding of the order and sequence of lab tests, as well as the interpretation of results and incorporates the most current laboratory and diagnostic methods in use today.

Contenuti: PART I: The Clinical Laboratory
The Clinical Laboratory: Organization, Purpose and Practice
Physician Office Laboratories (POLS)
Principles of Instrumentation
Clinical Laboratory Automation
Interpreting Laboratory Results
Informatics, Imaging and Interoperability
Laboratory Statistics
Clinical Laboratory Quality Assurance

PART II: Clinical Chemistry
Evaluation of Renal Function, Wather, Electrolytes, Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gases
Metabolic Intermediates, Inorganic Ions and Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism
Carbohydrates
Lipids and Dyslipoproteinemia
Specific Proteins
Evaluation of Liver Function and Injury
Clinical Enzymology
Evaluation of Endocrine Function
Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

PART III: Urine and Other Body Fluids
Basic Examination of Urine
Cerebrospinal, Synovial, and Serious Body Fluids
Andrology Laboratory and Fertility Assessment
Laboratory Management of Assisted Reproductive Technology
Laboratory Aspects of Gestation Management
Laboratory Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Tract and Pancreatic Disorders

PART IV: Hematology, Coagulation and Transfusion Medicine
Basic Examination of Blood
Hematopoiesis
Erythrocytic Disorders
Leukocytic Disorders
Blood Platelets
Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Hypercoagulation
Immunohematology
Transfusion Medicine
Hemapheresis
Tissue Banking and Progenitor Cell

PART V: Immunology and Immunopathy
Overview of the Immune System and Immunologic Disorders
Immunoassays and Immunochemistry
Laboratory Evaluation of the Cellular Immune System
Laboratory Evaluation of Immunoglobin Function and Humoral Immunity
Complement and Kinins: Mediators of Inflamation
Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules
HLA: The Major Histocompatability Complex of Man
The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Disease
Immunodeficiency Disorders
Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation of Systemic Rheumatic Diseases
Vasculitis
Organ Specific Autoimmune Diseases
Allergic Diseases
Diagnosis and Management of Cancer Using Serologic Tumor Markers

PART VI: Medical Microbiology
Viral Infections
Chlamydial, Rickettsial, and Mycoplasmal Infections
Medical Microbiology
In Vitro Testing of Antimicrobial Agents
Spirochete Infections
Mycobacteria
Mycotic Diseases
Medical Parasitology
Molecular Pathology of Infectious Diseases
Specimen Collection and Handling for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

PART VII.: Molecular Pathology
An Introduction to Molecular Pathology
Molecular Diagnostics: Basic Principles and Techniques
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Other Amplification Technology
Hybridization Array Technology
Applications for Cytogenetics in Modern Pathology
Establishing a Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Oncoproteins and Early Tumor Detection
Molecular Techniques in the Hematopoietic Neoplasms
Molecular Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases
Parentage Testing: Use of DNA Polymorphism and Other Genetic Markers
Forensic Identity Testing by DNA Analysis

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Titolo: Clinical Diagnosis and Management by ...
Casa editrice: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Data di pubblicazione: 2001
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Good
Edizione: 20th.