The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis

This fully revised and updated edition of The Science of
Laboratory Diagnosis provides a concise description of all
common laboratory tests available in medical practice with notes on
their application, the accuracy of each test, the historical
background to the adoption of various tests and their effectiveness
in diagnosis.

• Well illustrated, with clear headings, tables, flow charts and
  pathology slides, most in full colour

• Provides an accessible reference book in which relevant
  information can be found easily

• Page design facilitates rapid assimilation of principles and
  key facts

• All the chapters have been updated and new material has been
  introduced to cover recently developed techniques, such as
  fluid-based cytology, telepathology and proteomics

The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis, Second
Edition is an essential primary reference source for
everyone working in a clinical laboratory. This book is essential
reading for pathologists, biomedical scientists, medical laboratory
scientific officers and all clinicians involved in laboratory
research.

Reviews of the First Edition:

"The text is concise, wide-ranging and easy to digest. The
ease of extraction of the important facts make it an ideal source
of information for use in a variety of situations from the
postgraduate examination to the clinical directors' board
meeting." BULLETIN OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PATHOLOGISTS

"The editors have done a marvellous job, more than fulfilling
their stated aim of producing a volume describing the
multidisciplinary state of modern pathology which will be of
interest to a wide range of readers. ... I was particularly
impressed by the many tables and flow charts, which can be used as
aids to decision making." JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

"This is an excellent book to dip into and get a feel for
techniques used in the other disciplines of pathology." ANNALS
OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Auteur
John Crocker is the editor of The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. David Burnett is the editor of The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Texte du rabat
This book builds on the highly successful first edition, providing a concise description of all common laboratory tests available in medical practice with notes on their application, the accuracy of each test, the historical background to the adoption of various tests and their effectiveness in diagnosis. It will be an essential primary reference source for everyone working in a clinical laboratory. The text benefits from the use of clear headings, tables, flowcharts and pathology slides, the majority of which are in full colour. The aim of the Editors has been to provide an accessible reference book in which easy access of information is of primary importance. They succeeded in the first edition, as was apparent from the reviews, and the format has been repeated. All the chapters have been updated and new material has been introduced to cover recently developed techniques, such as fluid-based cytology, telepathology and proteomics.

This book will be essential reading for pathologists, biomedical scientists, medical laboratory scientific officers and all clinicians involved in laboratory research.

Reviews of first edition:

"The text is concise, wide-ranging and easy to digest. The ease of extraction of the important facts make it an ideal source of information for use in a variety of situations from the postgraduate examination to the clinical directors' board meeting."

Dr Andrea Chapman, Dr Bernard Croal, Dr Richard Hobson and Dr Laura Munro, Bulletin of The Royal College of Pathologists

"The editors have done a marvellous job, more than fulfilling their stated aim of producing a volume describing the multidisciplinary state of modern pathology which will be of interest to a wide range of readers. I was particularly impressed by the many tables and flow charts, which can be used as aids to decision making." DM Barnes, Journal of Clinical Pathology

"This is an excellent book to dip into and get a feel for techniques used in the other disciplines of pathology." G McCreanor, Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Résumé
This fully revised and updated edition of The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis provides a concise description of all common laboratory tests available in medical practice with notes on their application, the accuracy of each test, the historical background to the adoption of various tests and their effectiveness in diagnosis.

• Well illustrated, with clear headings, tables, flow charts and pathology slides, most in full colour
• Provides an accessible reference book in which relevant information can be found easily
• Page design facilitates rapid assimilation of principles and key facts
• All the chapters have been updated and new material has been introduced to cover recently developed techniques, such as fluid-based cytology, telepathology and proteomics
  The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis, Second Edition is an essential primary reference source for everyone working in a clinical laboratory. This book is essential reading for pathologists, biomedical scientists, medical laboratory scientific officers and all clinicians involved in laboratory research.

Reviews of the First Edition:

"The text is concise, wide-ranging and easy to digest. The ease of extraction of the important facts make it an ideal source of information for use in a variety of situations from the postgraduate examination to the clinical directors' board meeting." BULLETIN OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PATHOLOGISTS

"The editors have done a marvellous job, more than fulfilling their stated aim of producing a volume describing the multidisciplinary state of modern pathology which will be of interest to a wide range of readers. I was particularly impressed by the many tables and flow charts, which can be used as aids to decision making." JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

"This is an excellent book to dip into and get a feel for techniques used in the other disciplines of pathology." ANNALS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Contenu
Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition.

Contributors Lists.

Section 1: Histopathology.

1: Specimen Handling and Preparation for Routine Diagnostic Histopathology (Paul J. Smith and Janine L. Warfield).

2: General stains (Barrie Sims).

3: Enzyme Histochemistry (Trevor Gray and Neil Hand).

4: Immunohistochemistry (Jane Starczynski and John Crocker).

5: Electron Microscopy in Pathology (Brian Eyden).

6: Light Microscopy (Brian Boullier).

7: Quantitative Methods in Tissue Pathology (Peter W. Hamilton and Derek C. Allen).

8: Proliferation Markers in Histopathology (Cheryl E. Gillett and Diana M. Barnes).

Section 2: Cytology.

9: Cytopathology (Adrian T. Warfield).

Section 3: Microbiology Bacteriology

10: Microscopy in Bacteriology: Application and Sample Preparation (Dugald R. Baird).

11: Culture Media in Bacteriology (Eric Y. Bridson).

12: Identification of Bacteria (Andrew Hay ).

13: Automated tests in Bacteriology (Paul C. Boreland).

14: Bacteriology Molecular Techniques: sample preparation and application (Richard E. Holliman and Julie D. Johnson).

15: Other tests in bacteriology (Darrel Ho-Yen).

16: Control of antimicrobial chemotherapy (Ian M. Gould).

Section 4: Microbiology Virology,Mycology and Parasitology.

17: Microscopy in virology: application and sample preparation (Marie M. Ogilvie).

18: Electron microscopy in virology (Hazel Appleton).

19: Tissue culture (William L. Irving and Alan Pawley).

20: Serological tests in virology (Goura Kudesia).

21: Automated tests in virology (Roger P. Eglin).

22: Molecular techniqu…