Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamentals of the clinical laboratory -- Safety in the clinical laboratory -- Quality assessment and quality control in the clinical laboratory -- Phlebotomy : collecting and processing blood -- The microscope -- Systems of measurement, laboratory equipment, and reagents -- Laboratory mathematics and solution preparation -- Basic and new techniques in the clinical laboratory -- Delivery of laboratory testing : from point-of-care testing to total automation -- Clinical laboratory specializations -- Introduction to clinical chemistry -- Principles and practice of clinical hematology -- Introduction to hemostasis -- Renal physiology and urinalysis -- Examination of body fluids and miscellaneous specimens -- Introduction to microbiology -- Immunology and serology -- Immunohematology and transfusion medicine.