Medical Laboratory Science Review (Book with CD-ROM)

by Harr, Robert R.

• ISBN13: 9780803628281
• ISBN10: 0803628285
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback w/CD-ROM
• Copyright: 2012-10-30
• Publisher: F A Davis Co

Summary

The perfect review for both MLT and MLS guaranteed or your money back!*Practice, practice, and more practice!Use this comprehensive, multimedia resource to gain the theoretical and practical knowledge you need to be prepared for classroom tests and certification and licensure examinations. Begin with an overview of test-taking skills and techniques. Then, build your knowledge with more than 3,200 multiple-choice questions over 2,100 in the text and more than 1,000 on the bonus CD-ROM.Use the bonus quick-reference bookmark featuring essential normal lab values to cover the answers in the text as you go. Thoroughly revised and updated by expert reviewers in the field, the 4th Edition of Medical Laboratory Science Review ensures your success on your classroom tests and certification and licensure exams.Makes the perfect review for both the MLT and MLS!*Money-Back GuaranteeIf you are a graduate of an MLT or MLS program accredited in the United States, take the National Certification or State Licensure for the first time, and do not pass after using Medical Laboratory Science Review, 4th Edition, return the book and the accompanying CD to F.A. Davis Company, Customer Service, 404-420 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. Enclose your original receipt of purchase for the book and a copy of both your official test results notification and your certificate of graduation. We will refund the price you paid for the book. If you have questions, please call 1-800-323-3555.

Table of Contents

Design of Questions Prepare for your Certification Examination Test-Taking Skills 1. Hematology 1.1 Basic Hematology Concepts and Laboratory Procedures 1.2 Normocytic and Normochromic Anemias 1.3 Hypochromic and Microcytic Anemias 1.4 Macrocytic and Normochromatic Anemias 1.5 Qualitative and Quantitative White Blood Cell Disorders 1.6 Acute Leukemias 1.7 Lymphoproliferative and Myeloproliferative Disorders 1.8 Hematology Problem Solving 2. Hemostasis 2.1 Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Systems/Reagents and Methods 2.2 Platelet/Vascular Disorders 2.3 Coagulation System Disorders 2.4 Inhibitors and Thrombotic Disorders, and Anticoagulant Drugs 2.5 Hemostasis Problem Solving 3. Immunology 3.1 Basic Principles of Immunology 3.2 Immunologic Procedures 3.3 Infectious Diseases 3.4 Autoimmune Diseases 3.5 Hypersensitivity 3.6 Immunoglobulins, Complement, and Cellular Testing 3.7 Tumor Testing and Transplantation 3.8 Immunology Problem Solving 4. Immunohematology 4.1 Genetics and Immunology of Blood Groups 4.2 ABO Group Blood System 4.3 Rh Blood Group System 4.4 Testing for Antibodies 4.5 Compatibility Testing 4.6 Transfusion Reactions 4.7 Components 4.8 Donors 4.9 Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) 4.10 Serological Testing of Blood Products 4.11 Immunohematology Problem Solving 5. Clinical Chemistry 5.1 Instrumentation 5.2 Blood Gases, pH, and Electrolytes 5.3 Glucose, Hemoglobin, Iron, and Bilirubin 5.4 Calculations, Quality Control, and Statistics 5.5 Creatinine, Uric Acid, Bun, and Ammonia 5.6 Proteins, Electrophoresis, and Lipids 5.7 Clinical Enzymology 5.8 Clinical Endocrinology 5.9 Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 5.10 Tumor Markers 5.11 Clinical Chemistry Problem Solving 6. Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6.1 Routine Physical and Biochemical Urine Tests 6.2 Urine Microscopy and Clinical Correlations 6.3 Cerebrospinal, Serous, and Synovial Fluids 6.4 Amniotic, Gastrointestinal, and Seminal Fluids 6.5 Urinalysis and Body Fluids Problem Solving 7. Microbiology 7.1 Specimen Collection, Media, and Methods 7.2 Enterobacteriaceae 7.3 Nonfermentative Bacilli 7.4 Miscellaneous and Fastidious Gram-Negative Rods 7.5 Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci 7.6 Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods, Spirochetes, Mycoplasmas, Ureaplasmas, and Chlamydia 7.7 Anaerobic Bacteria 7.8 Mycobacteria 7.9 Mycology 7.10 Virology 7.11 Parasitology 7.12 Microbiology and Parasitology Problem Solving 8. Molecular Diagnostics 8.1 Molecular Methods 8.2 Molecular Diagnostics 9. Education and Management 10. Photomicrographs and Color Plate Examination 11. Sample Certification (Self-Assessment) Examination Answer Key