Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science

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Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science Second Edition Valerie Dietz Polansky, MEd, MLS(ASCP)CM Program Director Medic ...

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Preface Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science were developed as a study aid to improve student performance on Board ...

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Bibliography Arneson, W., & Brickell, J. Clinical Chemistry A Laboratory Perspective. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis, 2007. Bi ...

Bibliographycontinued viii Strasinger, S. K., & Di Lorenzo, M. S. The Phlebotomy Textbook (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. ...

Reviewers Eileen Carreiro-Lewandowski, CLS Professor University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Massachusetts Terry Dunkel, MS, MT(A ...

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Contents Section 1 Laboratory Operations Review, 1 Credentialing, 2 Agencies That Issue Guidelines/ Standards, 3 Federal Regulat ...

Section 2 Clinical Chemistry Review, 67 Comparison of Conventional and SI Units for Selected Reference Ranges, 68 Examples of Pa ...

Contentscontinued xiii Section 3 Clinical Microbiology Review, 135 Biosafety Levels, 136 CDC Classification of Biological Agents ...

Contentscontinued xiv Gram-Negative Anaerobes, 206 Laboratory Identification of Mycobacteria, 207 Acid-Fast Stains, 209 Classifi ...

Contentscontinued xv Hemoglobin Derivatives, 299 RBC Morphology, 300 RBC Inclusions, 303 Staining of RBC Inclusions, 305 Erythro ...

Contentscontinued xvi Section 5 Immunology Review, 367 Immunology Terminology, 368 Branches of the Immune System, 372 Types of I ...

Contentscontinued xvii Primary versus Secondary Response, 434 IgG versus IgM, 435 Factors That Affect Agglutination in Tube Test ...

Contentscontinued xviii General Sources of Error With Reagent Strip Testing, 492 Specific Sources of Error with Reagent Strip Te ...

Contentscontinued xix Section 9 Management & Education Review, 575 Management Skills and Styles, 576 Management Principles, ...