Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This well-established text in its twentieth edition is a leading, comprehensive resource. The latest revision to this classic authority was the work of three new associate editors, many new chapters and authors. It features the latest laboratory technology including Gestation Management, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Oligonucleotide Arrays and Cell Biology and Early Tumor Detection. This book is the most comprehensive resource in the field and provides current, authoritative information for physicians and lab technicians

SYNOPSIS

Major textbook and reference for students and specialists in clinical pathology and laboratory medicine. Includes color plates and halftone illustrations.

FROM THE CRITICS

David Chou - Jama.com

Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods is unique in its breadth and coverage of laboratory medicine.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Valerie L. Ng, PhD MD (University of California San Francisco)Description: This is the 20th edition of a comprehensive and authoritative book covering the use of clinical laboratory tests in diagnosing, treating, and managing care of patients. The previous edition was published in 1996. Purpose: The purpose is to serve as a comprehensive resource for all scientific information regarding laboratory medicine and clinical pathology as they relate to patient care. This edition, in keeping with the excellence of past editions, has achieved its worthy goal. Audience: This book would appeal to individuals at many different levels of training. It would be appropriate for medical technology students, medical students, pathology and laboratory medicine residents and attendings, practicing pathologists and laboratorians, and anyone else interested in the integral role of the clinical laboratories in patient care. The editors and authors are recogized internationally for their expertise. Features: The book, in keeping with previous editions, is a truly comprehensive text of laboratory medicine. In 68 chapters and 1512 pages, it covers anything you might ever want to know about clinical laboratory testing and its relationship to patient care. This edition maintains the excellence of previous editions, with extensive and authoritative yet concise information regarding test methodology, pitfalls and interferences, test interpretation, and relevance of test results to patient care. An entirely new feature of this edition (11 chapters, no less) is a section devoted to the newly emerging field of molecular pathology, covering basic principles to methodologies to regulatory issues governing this type of testing. This edition, as with previous editions, contains wonderful color photomicrographs of microscopic findings common in a clinical laboratory, spanning peripheral blood, urine sediment analysis, and microorganisms detected in various body fluids or tissues. Assessment: As with previous editions, this book will continue to be a mainstay of any laboratory medicine library. It has been, and will continue to be, regarded as the "bible" of laboratory medicine. It's an incredible bargain at $99. Get it!

RATING

4 Stars! from Doody

AUTHOR DESCRIPTION

The contributors represent the specialties of pathology, pediatrics, laboratory medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, microbiology, medicine, molecular diagnostics, and medical technology. Most are from academic medical centers and institutes in the U.S. Institutions prominently represented include Georgetown Univ, SUNY at Syracuse, Univ of Utah, Harvard Univ, Johns Hopkins Univ, Scripps Research Institute, Duke, Univ of Washington, Medical Coll of Virginia, Mayo Clinic, and Univ of Vermont.

ACCREDITATION

John Bernard Henry, MD, Distinguished Service Professor, Director, Pathology 200, College of Medicine, Director, Transfusion Medicine and Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program, Attending Pathologist University Hospital, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY