Mathematics for the clinical laboratory /
Doucette, Lorraine J.,
Mathematics for the clinical laboratory / Lorraine J. Doucette, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, MLS Program Director, Department of Medical and Research Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, Former Academic Chair, MLT, MLA and Phlebotomy Programs, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland. - Fourth edition. - x, 422 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic arithmetic, rounding numbers, and significant figures -- Scientific notation and logarithms -- Systems of measurement -- Dilutions and titers -- Calculations associated with solutions -- Clinical chemistry laboratory -- Urinalysis laboratory -- Hematology laboratory -- Immunohematology laboratory -- Microbiology laboratory -- Molecular diagnostics laboratory -- Quality assurance in the clinical laboratory: basic statistical concepts -- Quality assurance and quality control in the clinical laboratory -- Comprehensive laboratory quality assurance -- Infrequently performed calculations -- Appendix: Greek alphabet.
"Offering clear guidelines, this text demonstrates the calculations used in the analysis test specimens. It begins by explaining basic mathematical principles and then covers the types of calculations needed in specific areas of the clinical lab, including urinalysis, hematology, and microbiology. Finally, it focuses on the statistical calculations used in quality assurance and quality control."--Back cover
9780323554824 0323554822
2020936800
Medical laboratory technology--Mathematics.
Mathematics.
Quality control.
Math�ematiques.
RB38.3 / .D68 2021
616.07/50151 / D728
QT 35 / D728M 2021
Mathematics for the clinical laboratory / Lorraine J. Doucette, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, MLS Program Director, Department of Medical and Research Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, Former Academic Chair, MLT, MLA and Phlebotomy Programs, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland. - Fourth edition. - x, 422 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic arithmetic, rounding numbers, and significant figures -- Scientific notation and logarithms -- Systems of measurement -- Dilutions and titers -- Calculations associated with solutions -- Clinical chemistry laboratory -- Urinalysis laboratory -- Hematology laboratory -- Immunohematology laboratory -- Microbiology laboratory -- Molecular diagnostics laboratory -- Quality assurance in the clinical laboratory: basic statistical concepts -- Quality assurance and quality control in the clinical laboratory -- Comprehensive laboratory quality assurance -- Infrequently performed calculations -- Appendix: Greek alphabet.
"Offering clear guidelines, this text demonstrates the calculations used in the analysis test specimens. It begins by explaining basic mathematical principles and then covers the types of calculations needed in specific areas of the clinical lab, including urinalysis, hematology, and microbiology. Finally, it focuses on the statistical calculations used in quality assurance and quality control."--Back cover
9780323554824 0323554822
2020936800
Medical laboratory technology--Mathematics.
Mathematics.
Quality control.
Math�ematiques.
RB38.3 / .D68 2021
616.07/50151 / D728
QT 35 / D728M 2021