Full Description
This volume provides the essential theory as well as practice for the study of urine and body fluids other than urine. It is a concise compendium of information both of a practical as well as a clinical resource for understanding conditions of patients with whom the laboratory analyst has contact. It informs the reader not only of the how to perform certain tests but also of the why these tests are clinically important and therefore helps in obtaining the best clinical data possible.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Body Fluids.- Chapter 2: Quality Assurance and Laboratory Regulation.- Chapter 3: Safety Practices in Testing Areas.- Chapter 4: Metabolic Origins of Urine and Other Body Fluids.- Chapter 5: Microscopic Components Common to Body Fluids.- Chapter 6: Specimen Collection of Body Fluids.- Chapter 7: Diseases of the Urinary System.- Chapter 8: Components of the Evaluation of Urine.- Chapter 9: Microscopic Examination.- Chapter 10: Procedure for Performing Complete Urinalysis.- Chapter 11: Cerebrospinal Analysis.- Chapter 12: Semen Evaluation.- Chapter 13: Serous Fluids Analysis.- Chapter 14: Synovial Fluid Evaluation.- Chapter 15: Fecal Analysis.- Chapter 16: Miscellaneous Related Laboratory Analyses.- Chapter 17: Microscope Use and Care.
