Clinical Laboratory Science: Concepts, Procedures and Clinical Applications, 8th Edition

Author: Mary Louise Turgeon, EdD, MLS(ASCP)
Publisher: Elsevier
Date Published: 2019
Pages: 702
Cover Type: Soft Cover
Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Florida 1-hour specialty requirements met:

• Section B: Clinical chemistry and hematology.
• Section C: Clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunology/serology, and immunohematology and blood bank/donor processing. 

For those certified by ASCP:

• Section B provides 6 contact hours in clinical chemistry and 6 in hematology.
• Section C provides 2 contact hours in clinical chemistry, 5 in microbiology, 2 in immunology/serology, and 3 in immunohematology and blood bank/donor processing.

Clinical Laboratory Science: Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications provides a fundamental overview of the laboratory skills and techniques needed in the clinical laboratory.

PART I: BASIC LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

Section A (Chapters 1-9): Fundamentals of the Clinical Laboratory • Safety • Quality Assessment and Quality Control • Phlebotomy • 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.

PART II: BASIC CLINICAL LABORATORY SPECIALIZATIONS

Section B (Chapters 10-13): Introduction to Principles and Practice of Clinical Chemistry • Introduction to Principles and Practice of Clinical Hematology • Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation • Renal Physiology and Urinalysis. 

Section C (Chapters 14-17): Body Fluids and Miscellaneous Specimens • Introduction to Medical Microbiology • Immunology and Serology • Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine.