| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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ix | |
| Acknowledgements |
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xi | |
| Dedications |
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xii | |
| PART I |
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1. The Clinical Laboratory: Organization, Purposes, and Practice |
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2 | (5) |
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2. Physician Office Laboratories |
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7 | (4) |
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3. Principles of Instrumentation |
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11 | (6) |
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4. Clinical Laboratory Automation |
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17 | (4) |
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5. Interpreting Laboratory Results |
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21 | (8) |
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6. Informatics, Imaging, and Interoperability |
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29 | (4) |
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33 | (6) |
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8. Clinical Laboratory Quality Assurance |
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39 | (4) |
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Revision questions for Chapters 1-8 |
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43 | (3) |
| PART II |
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9. Evaluation of Renal Function, Water, Electrolytes, Acid-Base Balance, and Blood Gases |
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46 | (7) |
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10. Metabolic Intermediates, Inorganic Ions, and Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism |
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53 | (11) |
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64 | (5) |
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12. Lipids and Dyslipoproteinemia |
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69 | (6) |
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75 | (6) |
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14. Evaluation of Liver Function and Injury |
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81 | (9) |
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90 | (6) |
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16. Evaluation of Endocrine Function |
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96 | (8) |
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17. Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring |
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104 | (8) |
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Revision questions for Chapters 9-17 |
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112 | (4) |
| PART III |
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18. Basic Examination of the Urine |
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116 | (10) |
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19. Cerebrospinal, Synovial, and Serous Body Fluids |
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126 | (10) |
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20. Andrology Laboratory and Fertility Assessment |
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136 | (3) |
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21. Laboratory Management of Assisted Reproductive Technology |
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139 | (4) |
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22. Laboratory Aspects of Gestation Management |
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143 | (6) |
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23. Laboratory Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Disorders |
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149 | (4) |
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Revision questions for Chapters 18-23 |
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153 | (3) |
| PART IV |
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24. Basic Examination of Blood |
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156 | (8) |
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164 | (7) |
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26. Erythrocytic Disorders |
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171 | (13) |
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184 | (12) |
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196 | (6) |
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29. Coagulation, Fibrinolysis, and Hypercoagulation |
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202 | (7) |
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209 | (11) |
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220 | (8) |
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228 | (8) |
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33. Tissue Banking and Progenitor Cells |
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236 | (3) |
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Revision questions for Chapters 24-33 |
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239 | (3) |
| PART V |
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34. Overview of the Immune System and Immunologic Disorders |
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242 | (3) |
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35. Immunoassays and Immunochemistry |
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245 | (6) |
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36. Laboratory Evaluation of the Cellular Immune System |
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251 | (6) |
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37. Laboratory Evaluation of Immunolglobulin Function and Humoral Immunity |
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257 | (6) |
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38. Complement and Kinins: Mediators of Inflammation |
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263 | (6) |
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39. Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules |
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269 | (6) |
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40. Human Leukocyte Antigen: The Major Histocompatibility Complex of Man |
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275 | (6) |
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41. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Disease |
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281 | (4) |
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42. Immunodeficiency Disorders |
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285 | (4) |
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43. Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation of Systemic Rheumatic Diseases |
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289 | (6) |
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295 | (4) |
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45. Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases |
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299 | (6) |
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305 | (4) |
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47. Diagnosis and Management of Cancer Using Serologic Tumor Markers |
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309 | (6) |
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Revision questions for Chapters 34-47 |
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315 | (3) |
| PART VI |
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318 | (7) |
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49. Chlamydial, Rickettsial, and Mycoplasmal Infections |
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325 | (4) |
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329 | (12) |
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51. In Vitro Testing of Antimicrobial Agents |
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341 | (4) |
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52. Spirochete Infections |
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345 | (4) |
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349 | (4) |
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353 | (9) |
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362 | (13) |
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56. Molecular Pathology of Infectious Diseases |
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375 | (2) |
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57. Specimen Collection and Handling for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases |
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377 | (4) |
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Revision questions for Chapters 48-57 |
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381 | (2) |
| PART VII |
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383 | (2) |
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59. Molecular Diagnostics: Basic Principles and Techniques |
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385 | (4) |
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60. Polymerase Chain Reaction and Other Amplification Techniques |
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389 | (4) |
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61. Hybridization Array Technologies |
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393 | (2) |
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62. Applications of Cytogenetics in Modern Pathology |
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395 | (7) |
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63. Establishing a Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory |
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402 | (3) |
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64. Oncoproteins and Early Tumor Detection |
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405 | (4) |
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65. Molecular Techniques in the Diagnosis of Hematopoietic Neoplasms |
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409 | (7) |
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66. Molecular Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases |
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416 | (7) |
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67. Parentage Testing: Use of DNA Polymorphism and Other Genetic Markers |
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423 | (6) |
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68. Forensic Identity Testing by DNA Analysis |
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429 | (4) |
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Revision questions for Chapters 58-68 |
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433 | (2) |
| Appendix A Image Simulation Examination |
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435 | (16) |
| Appendix B: Mathematics Examination |
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451 | (7) |
| Appendix C: Comprehensive Examination |
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458 | |
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