Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory

by Doucette, Lorraine J.

• ISBN13: 9781437701791
• ISBN10: 1437701795
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-19
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory is a comprehensive text that teaches you how to perform the clinical calculations used in each area of the laboratory and helps you achieve accurate results. This second edition features even more examples and practice problems. This edition ensures your success by using proven learning techniques focused on practice and repetition to demonstrate how you will use math in the lab every day! New content increases the comprehensiveness of the textCharts and diagrams allow you to picture how calculations work and are applied to laboratory principlesChapter outlines show what to expect from each chapter and how the topics flow and connect to each otherPractice problems act as a self-assessment tool to aid in reviewing the material.Significantly updated chapters include calculations that are currently in use in laboratories.More problems and examples applicable to real-life situations have been added to all chapters for additional practice.A companion Evolve website features a test bank, electronic image collection, PowerPoint slides, practice quizzes, additional examples of calculations, and student practice problems.Chapter on the molecular laboratory familiarizes you with the most current information about the critical area of clinical laboratory science.

Table of Contents

Basic Arithmetic, Rounding Numbers, and Significant Figures	p. 1
Scientific Notation and Logarithms	p. 32
Systems of Measurement	p. 56
Dilutions and Titers	p. 75
Molarity and Normality	p. 94
Calculations Associated with Solutions	p. 134
Clinical Chemistry Laboratory	p. 158
Urinalysis Laboratory	p. 212
Hematology Laboratory	p. 230
Immunohematology Laboratory	p. 264
Microbiology Laboratory	p. 276
Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory	p. 284
Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratory: Basic Statistical Concepts	p. 292
Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Clinical Laboratory	p. 314
Instrument and Method Assessment	p. 344
Answer Key	p. 384
Index	p. 397
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