Medical Laboratory Technology: Medical Laboratory Technology

CONTENTS: Blood bank -- Chemistry -- Hematology -- Immunology -- Microbiology -- Molecular pathology -- Urinalysis and body fluids -- Laboratory operations -- Reading and references.

Revisions throughout keep you current on the latest topics in the field, such as biochemical markers of bone metabolism, clinical enzymology, pharmacogenomics, and more! Update your understanding of the scientific foundation and clinical application of today's complete range of laboratory tests. Get optimal test results with guidance on error detection, correction, and prevention as well as cost-effective test selection. Reference the information you need quickly and easily thanks to a full-color layout, many new color illustrations and visual aids, and an organization by organ system.

MLT test review for the Medical Laboratory Technician examination.

Artificial organs, gene therapy, nanotechnology, and other technologies are changing medicine and offering endless career opportunities. Comments from people in the industry, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at medical technology jobs ranging from research scientists to biomedical engineers to radiation therapists.

This volume comprises the invited plenary lectures and contributed papers presented at the WorldMedLab and the EuroMedLab in Berlin, May 2011 with more than 5.000 participants. The contributions in this volume provide a valuable and wide-ranging overview of current research in Laboratory Medicine and cognate disciplines.Special focus is given to Aging Society (neurological diseases), Tumors, Organ specific dysfunctions and Future of Laboratory Medicine.

The preanalytical phase is an important component of Laboratory medicine and errors arising in this phase affect the validity of laboratory results. In this book physicians and clinical staff have access to valuable information about the current preanalytical variables and factors (patient preparation, sample collection, handling and processing before analysis).

A complete study guide!Use these handy cards for course review now ... and exam prep later. More than 500 cards deliver concise, but complete coverage of the major disciplines on the Board of Certification's content outline-general lab practice; hematology; immunology/serology; immunohematology; clinical chemistry; body fluids; clinical microbiology; and management and education.