Workbook for Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing in Ambulatory Care - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Martha (Marti) Garrels, MSA, MT(ASCP), CMA (AAMA)

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ISBN: 9780323511780

Publication Date: 11-15-2014

Page Count: 272

Imprint: Saunders

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Corresponding to the chapters in Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing in Ambulatory Care, 3rd Edition, this workbook provides activities and exercises to reinforce student understanding of laboratory concepts, terminology, and procedures. Skills check-off sheets track students’ progress as they become competent with laboratory and diagnostic procedures, and are designed to meet government standards for good laboratory practice.

New Edition Expected Availability: 10-16-2018

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Workbook for Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing in Ambulatory Care Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

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ISBN: 9780323532976

New to This Edition
- NEW practice exercises match the text with a focus on new technology and significant advances made in recent years, including the latest CLIA waived test methods.
- NEW Electrocardiography and Spirometry chapter includes review exercises, questions, and skills checklists for these diagnostic tests.
Key Features
- Chapters are organized into five sections: 1) terminology exercises, 2) review questions for fundamental concepts, 3) procedures, 4) advanced concepts, and 5) check-off procedure sheets for all the procedures presented in the textbook chapter.
- Review exercises test student knowledge of terminology, including matching vocabulary terms with their definitions and identifying common acronyms.
- Skills checklists ask students to read, perform, and check off each step on the sheet to track their progress as they perform the chapter’s lab procedures and analytical tests.
- NEW practice exercises match the text with a focus on new technology and significant advances made in recent years, including the latest CLIA waived test methods.
- NEW exercises in Electrocardiography and Spirometry chapter include review questions and skills checklists for these diagnostic tests.
- A useful appendix includes forms for documenting safety, quality assurance, and CLIA compliance.
- NEW! TEACH 2.0 Instructor’s Resource Manual on the Evolve companion website makes teaching easier with detailed lesson plans including suggestions for in-class activities as well as lecture outlines and annotated, illustrated PowerPoint^® presentations, as well as answer keys for the book and workbook.
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Contents

1. Introduction to the Laboratory and Safety Training
2. Regulations, Microscope Setup, and Quality Assurance
3. Urinalysis
4. Blood Collection
5. Hematology
6. Chemistry
7. Immunology
8. Microbiology
9. Toxicology
10. Electrocardiography and Spirometry NEW!
Appendix: Forms for Documenting Safety, Quality Assurance, and CLIA Compliance
Authors

Martha (Marti) Garrels, MSA, MT(ASCP), CMA (AAMA), Medical Assisting Program Consultant, Retired Medical Assisting Program Director, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, Washington
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