Urinalysis and Body Fluids (Paperback)

by Susan King Strasinger (Author), Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo (Author)

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This thoroughly updated 5th Edition provides concise and carefully structured full-color instruction in the handling and analysis of non-blood body fluids.Readers will learn how to handle and preserve the integrity of body fluid specimens and how to keep themselves and their laboratory safe from infectious agents!Practical, focused, and reader friendly, this popular text teaches the theoretical and practical knowledge every clinical laboratory scientist needs to handle and analyze non-blood body fluids, and to keep them and their laboratory safe from infectious agents. The 5th Edition has been completely updated to include all of the new information and new testing procedures that are important in this rapidly changing field. Case studies and clinical situations show how work in the classroom translates to work in the lab.The body fluids chapters are expanded to include additional anatomy, physiology, and recent advances in testing. It provides significantly enhanced coverage of body fluids, amniotic fluid, feces, CSF, and metabolic diseases, particularly in the areas of anatomy and physiology, function, and recent advances in testing. It uses case studies and clinical situations to promote problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. It features more than 175 full-color slides of urine, cerebrospinal, seminal, synovial, and serous fluids, positioned close to the related text. It reviews renal physiology and renal function testing. It offers comprehensive discussions of the physical, chemical, and microscopic analyses of urine. It covers quality assurance and management, including requirements of accrediting agencies. It uses procedure and summary boxes for quick reference. It includes a comprehensive discussion of current instrumentation in the urinalysis laboratory.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: F. A. Davis Company; 5 edition (February 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080361697X
• ISBN-13: 978-0803616974
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #72,390 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More fun than a barrel of acne remover., April 23, 2003

By	medlabtech - See all my reviews

This review is from: Urinalysis and Body Fluids (Paperback)

As textbooks go, this one is pretty good. I should warn you- pay close attention to every detail in the book. This book is not for the faint of heart- there is no fluff. Every detail counts, every fact is important. You won't find any extranneous words in this book. On a more upbeat note, the book is pretty self-explanatory. If your instructor doesn't do the best job instructing, ignore him/her (but don't tell them I said that) and just read the book- it does a very good job explaining things. Best of luck in your UA class!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written with great pictures, February 12, 2006

By	Fleur de Lys (Weirton, WV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Urinalysis and Body Fluids (Paperback)

This book is well written and has nicely detailed pictures of microscopic urines. I have a few complaints about how concise it is in certain sections. It was too brief when explaining the most often examined urine elements. I think that expanded explanations should have been included with bilirubin, urobilinogen, protein, etc. The explanation of the Ehrlich reaction in particular left me stumped. One or two more sentences would have made it clear.

The section on crystals was well done and the pictures were great.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on Urinalysis and Body Fluids!, January 16, 2001

By	Gail Willis "music maven" (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Urinalysis and Body Fluids (Paperback)

This a really great textbook about Urinalysis. It's in a clear concise easily understandable format. It also is illustrated throughout with photographs. This makes it easy for you to recognize things when you look under the microscope.