Full Description
There has been significant expansion and development in clinical laboratory sciences and, in particular, metrological concepts, definitions and terms since the previous edition of this book was published in 1995. It is of prime importance to standardize laboratory reports for reliable exchange of patient examination data without loss of meaning or accuracy. New disciplines have appeared and the interrelationships between different disciplines within clinical laboratory sciences demand a common structure and language for data exchange, in the laboratory and with the clinicians, necessitating additional coverage in this book. These new sections will be based upon recommendations published by various national, regional, and international bodies especially IUPAC and IFCC. This book groups and updates the recommendations and will be appropriate for laboratory scientists, medical professionals and students in this area.
Contents
History of recommendations on properties and units in clinical laboratory sciences;
Definitions of some disciplines applied in the clinical laboratory;
Conventions and instructions for use;
Fundamental concepts in communication of clinical laboratory data;
Principles and practice of kinds-of-quantity and units;
Requesting, generating, and transmitting clinical laboratory data;
Choice and use of kinds-of-quantity for different examination purposes;
Kinds-of-quantity of dimension one: SI unit 1;
Kinds-of-quantity of dimension other than one;
Kinds-of-property without dimensions of the ISQ;
Index of abbreviations used for institutions and committees;
Index of symbols for kinds-of-quantity and corresponding coherent SI units in clinical laboratory sciences.
