Essentials of clinical laboratory science /
Clinical laboratory science
John W. Ridley.
- Clifton Park, NY : Delmar/Cengage Learning, c2011.
- xxix, 481 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History and development of medical laboratory science -- Laboratory personnel credentialing and facility accreditation -- Medical law, ethics, and moral issues of health care -- Hospital and laboratory organization -- Laboratory safety -- Introduction to infection control -- Medical economics and laboratory equipment -- Pipetting and use of glassware -- Laboratory mathematics -- Quality assurance -- Phlebotomy -- Procedures for urinalysis and body fluids -- Hematology and coagulation -- Clinical chemistry -- Microbiology -- Immunology and serology -- Immunohematology (blood banking).