Board of Certification Study Guide for Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations (BOR Study Guides) [Paperback]

Patricia Tanabe (Author), E. Blair Holladay (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 484 pages
• Publisher: American Society for Clinical Pathology; 5th edition (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891895876
• ISBN-13: 978-0891895879
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Test Preparation & Review

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BOC Study Guide 5th Edition, February 26, 2011

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Kerra (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Board of Certification Study Guide for Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations (BOR Study Guides) (Paperback)

This book is amazing. It a one of a kind study guide that has really helped me. This book is not just one big book filled with reading material, like a study guide you would use or see in school. It is filled with questions that might be asked on your certification exam and includes an answer key at the end of every section you complete with fully detailed answers to why that answer is correct.

The following subjects include:

Blood Banking : blood products, blood group systems, physiology and pathophysiology, serology,and transfusions. Chemistry : carbohydrates, acid-base balance, electrolytes, proteins and other nitrogen-containing compounds, heme derivatives, enzymes, lipids and lipoproteins, endocrinology and tumor markers, TDM and toxicology, quality assessment, laboratory mathematics,and instrumentation. Hematology: erythrocytes-pathology, erythrocytes-disease states, erythrocytes-laboratory determinations, leukocytes-physiology, leukocytes-disease states, leukocytes-laboratory determinations, platelets-physiology, platelets-disease states, platelets-laboratory operations, hemostasis,and hematology laboratory operations. Immunology: autoantibody evaluation, infectious disease serology, protein analysis,and cellular immunity and histocompatibility techniques. Microbiology: preanalytical and susceptibility testing, aerobic gram-positive cocci, gram-negative bacilli, aerobic gram-negative cocci, aerobic or facultative gram-positive bacilli, anaerobes, fungi, mycobacteria, viruses and other microorganisms, and parasites. Molecular biology: molecular science, molecular techniques, and applications of molecular testing. Urinalysis and body fluids: Urinalysis-pre-analytical examination, urinalysis-chemical examination, urinalysis-complete examination, urine physiology, and other body fluids. Laboratory operations questions: QA, safety, management, laboratory mathematics, instrumentation and general laboratory principles, education and communication, and laboratory information systems.

So, needless to say there is a ton of great studying material in this book. I would not spend any money on any other books, but this one. There are several that professors recommend, but in my personal opinion this and the clinical flash cards are the only thing you need to spend your money on for the certification exam. Hope this book helps you as much as it has helped me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not really a study guide. More of a practice test., March 31, 2011

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Kelly M. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Board of Certification Study Guide for Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations (BOR Study Guides) (Paperback)

I purchased this book to help me study for certification in microbiology. I found that it is just a bunch of practice questions. The practice questions are great as a way to see what the test will be like, but not good for finding all the info needed to study. I recently purchased Microcards: Review Cards for Medical Students and Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple. Both are great tools for studying.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REVIEW OF BOR STUDY GUIDE, December 1, 2009

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This review is from: Board of Certification Study Guide for Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations (BOR Study Guides) (Paperback)

I LOVE THIS STUDY GUIDE!!!! THE QUESTIONS ARE EXTENSIVE AND COVER A THRU Z. THE ANSWERS ARE INFORMATIVE AND NOT BORING. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS STUDY GUIDE TO ANYONE PREPARING TO TAKE A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY TEST (WHETHER IT IS FOR A STATE LICENSURE TEST OR ASCP, ETC,,.