cover image - Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780443122989
Copyright: 2026
Page Count: 600
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $89.99

Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 8th Edition

by Mary Louise Turgeon, EdD, MLS(ASCP)CM

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cover image - Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780443122989
Copyright: 2026
Page Count: 600
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $89.99
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Choose the extremely popular textbook Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, Eighth Edition as the foundation for undergraduate medical laboratory science students to master the relevant competencies demanded in today’s clinical laboratory. Immunology and Serology facilitates learning the knowledge required by medical laboratory technician (MLT) and medical laboratory scientist (MLS) students to achieve excellent scores on national board certification upon graduation and to display entry-level professional competencies for career success. Each chapter in this edition presents state-of-the-art content, such as Molecular Diagnostics. The straightforward presentation style of the book allows students to learn more and instructors to teach more within a fixed timeframe. A problem-based case study approach that stimulates critical thinking makes it easier to integrate the concepts of theory with laboratory procedures that generate diagnostic information in cases of infectious diseases, immune disorders, tumor immunology, and tissue transplantation. Immunology & Serology is a distinctly unique textbook because the author recognizes the importance of robust professional knowledge and the practice guidelines developed by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification Examination Immunology Content Outlines for MLT and MLS certification levels and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Professional Body of Knowledge.
    • Updated content includes the most current information related to infectious and immunological diseases, diagnostic testing methods, and vaccines
    • Clinical case studies include etiology, clinical signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnostic laboratory data, and critical thinking questions, allowing the integration of the knowledge of concepts and procedures
    • Learning objectives and key terms open each chapter, providing measurable outcomes and a framework for organizing study efforts
    • Visual learning features make studying easier with algorithms, illustrations, photographs, and summary boxes
    • Key Concepts interwoven throughout each chapter highlight the most important facts
    • Content correlation between lecture and reading, diagnostic laboratory procedures, and case studies allows for easy reference
    • More than 650 multiple-choice questions provide opportunities for review and self-assessment
    • Laboratory diagnostic procedures on the Evolve website and in the eBook apply immunology or serology theory to clinical laboratory practice
  • PART I: Basic Immunologic Mechanisms
    1. Foundations of Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
    2. Soluble Mediators of the Immune System
    3. Antigens and Antibodies
    4. Cellular Activities and Clinical Disorders of Innate and Adaptive Immunity
    PART II: The Theory of Immunologic and Serologic Procedures
    5. Basic Safety in the Immunology-Serology Laboratory
    6. Basic Quality Control and Quality Assurance Practices
    7. Basic Serologic Laboratory: Techniques and Clinical Applications
    8. Precipitation and Particle Agglutination Methods
    9. Electrophoresis Techniques and Chromatography
    10. Labeling Techniques in Immunoassay
    11. Flow Cytometry
    12. Molecular Laboratory Techniques
    PART III: Immunologic Manifestations of Infectious Diseases
    13. Infectious Diseases: Overview and TORCH Diseases
    14. Streptococcal Infections
    15. Syphilis
    16. Vector-Borne Diseases
    17. Infectious Mononucleosis
    18. Viral Hepatitis
    PART IV: Immune Disorders
    19. Primary and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes
    20. Hypersensitivity Reactions
    21. Plasma Cell Neoplasms and Other Diseases With Paraproteins
    22. Tolerance, Autoimmunity, and Autoimmune Disorders
    23. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    24. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    PART V: Transplantation and Tumor Immunology
    25. Transplantation: Human Leukocyte Antigens, Solid Organ, Tissues, and Hematopoietic Stem Cells
    26. Tumor Immunology and Applications of Massive Parallel Sequencing/Next-Generation Sequencing
    PART VI: Vaccines
    27. Vaccines: Development and Applications

    Appendix A: Answers to Case Study Multiple-Choice Questions
    Appendix B: Answers to Review Questions
    Appendix C: Origin and Immunoregulatory Activity of Cytokines
    Appendix D: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
    Appendix E: Vaccines Licensed for Use in the United States by the Federal Drug Administration
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
  • Mary Louise Turgeon, EdD, MLS(ASCP)CM, Clinical Laboratory Education Consultant, Mary L. Turgeon and Associates, Boston, Massachusetts; St. Petersburg, Florida; Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Medical Laboratory Science (previous), Northeastern University, Bouve College of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts; Professor, Program Director (previous), Medical Laboratory Technology, Corning Community College, Corning, New York
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