Heres a concise, comprehensive, and carefully structured introduction to the analysis of non-blood body fluids. Through six editions, the authors, noted educators and clinicians, have taught generations of students the theoretical and practical knowledge every clinical laboratory scientist needs to handle and analyze non-blood body fluids, and to keep themselves and their laboratories safe from infectious agents.

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Preface
• Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• PART ONE: Background
• CHAPTER 1 Safety and Quality Assessment
• CHAPTER 2 Introduction to Urinalysis
• CHAPTER 3 Renal Function
• PART TWO: Urinalysis
• CHAPTER 4 Physical Examination of Urine
• CHAPTER 5 Chemical Examination of Urine
• CHAPTER 6 Microscopic Examination of Urine
• CHAPTER 7 Renal Disease
• CHAPTER 8 Urine Screening for Metabolic Disorders
• PART THREE: Other Body Fluids
• CHAPTER 9 Cerebrospinal Fluid
• CHAPTER 10 Semen
• CHAPTER 11 Synovial Fluid
• CHAPTER 12 Serous Fluid
• CHAPTER 13 Amniotic Fluid
• CHAPTER 14 Fecal Analysis
• CHAPTER 15 Vaginal Secretions
• APPENDIX A Urine and Body Fluid Analysis Automation
• APPENDIX B Bronchoalveolar Lavage
• Answers to Study Questions and Case Studies and Clinical Situations
• Abbreviations
• Glossary