cover image - Clinical Parasitology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781455709632
Copyright: 2013
Publication Date: 10-26-2012
Page Count: 384
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $59.99

Clinical Parasitology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition

by Elizabeth Zeibig, PhD, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA) PhD, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Clinical Parasitology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781455709632
Copyright: 2013
Publication Date: 10-26-2012
Page Count: 384
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $59.99
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Now in full color, the second edition of Clinical Parasitology provides you with all of the information needed to perform, read, and interpret parasitology tests in a clear and understandable way. The user-friendly design, extensive illustrations, pedagogical features and clear descriptions of look-a-like parasites will help you better hone your skills and confidently perform clinical procedures.

    • Thorough descriptions of the different forms of parasites within that organism type aid in classification.
    • Characteristics at a Glance tables cover the most medically important parasite forms and include comparison drawings of look alike parasites.
    • Test Your Knowledge! review questions enhance review and retention of chapter content.
    • Numerous detailed drawings, with structures labeled illustrate the information in an easy-to-understand format.
    • Individual parasite descriptions include concise information on life cycles, epidemiology, clinical symptomatology, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control, notes of interest, and new trends.
    • Increased number of case studies offers more opportunities for application of chapter content to real-life scenarios.
    • Identification worksheets let you make your own drawings of parasites.
    • Full-color photomicrographs included in the appropriate chapters help facilitate learning.

    • Quick Quizzes help you assess your knowledge of specific material.

    • Case Study: Under the Microscope gives you more real-world experiences to encounter and learn from.

    • Focusing In boxes and Looking Back boxes give an overview and summary of each chapter to help you better understand the material.

    • Case studies and quizzes coded to chapter objectives and level of difficulty to help you determine if you are meeting certain objectives.

  • Chapter 1 Introduction
    Chapter 2 Specimen Collection and Processing
    Chapter 3 The Amebas
    Chapter 4 The Flagellates
    Chapter 5 The Hemoflagellates
    Chapter 6 Select Sporozoa: Plasmodium and Babesia
    Chapter 7 Miscellaneous Protozoa
    Chapter 8 The Nematodes
    Chapter 9 The Filiariae
    Chapter 10 The Cestodes
    Chapter 11 The Trematodes
    Chapter 12 Artifacts and Confusers
    Chapter 13 The Arthropods
    Appendix A Glossary
    Appendix B Answers to Under the Microscope Case Studies
    Appendix C Answers to Quick Quiz Questions
    Appendix D Answers to Test Your Knowledge Questions
    Appendix E Bibliography

  • Elizabeth Zeibig, PhD, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA) PhD, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA), Education Coordinator/Instructor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
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