Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory

5. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-12045-9
Verlag: Churchill Livingstone

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

- Examples of each different type of calculation are worked out in the chapters, step by step, to show readers exactly what they're expected to learn and how to perform each type of calculation. Sample problems and answers throughout the text can also be used as templates for solving laboratory calculations

- What and How margin notes guide readers through the process of identifying in which situation each formula should be used and how to correctly analyze the outcome

- Practice problems at the end of each chapter, with an answer key at the back of the textbook, act as a self-assessment tool to help readers determine what they need to review

- Quick Notes at the end of the chapter and Note feature boxes help readers understand and remember pertinent information

- Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter provide a measurable outcome to achieve by the completing the chapter material

- Greek symbol appendix at the end of the book provides a quick place for readers to turn to when studying

- Glossary at the end of the book includes definitions of important mathematical terms

Autoren/Hrsg.

Doucette, Lorraine J.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Labormedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Basic Arithmetic, Rounding Numbers, and Significant Figures
2. Scientific Notation and Logarithms
3. Systems of Measurement
4. Dilutions and Titers
5. Calculations Associated with Solutions
6. Clinical Chemistry Laboratory
7. Urinalysis Laboratory
8. Hematology Laboratory
9. Immunohematology Laboratory
10. Microbiology Laboratory
11. Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
12. Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratory: Basic Statistical Concepts
13. Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Clinical Laboratory
14. Comprehensive Laboratory Quality Assurance
15. Infrequently Performed Calculations

Über Autor(innen)

Doucette, Lorraine J.
Lorraine Doucette has been an educator for over 30 years and has also practiced as a medical technologist. She developed the MLT program at Anne Arundel Community College, and she is currently an associate professor and program director for the MLS program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.