Urinalysis and Body Fluids, 6th Edition

Here’s 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.

Their practical, focused, and reader friendly approach first presents the foundational concepts of renal function and urinalysis. Then, step by step, they focus on the examination of urine, cerebrospinal fluid, semen, synovial fluid, serous fluid, amniotic fluid, feces, and vaginal secretions.

The 6th Edition has been completely updated to include all of the new information and new testing procedures that are important in this rapidly changing field. Case studies, clinical situations, learning objectives, key terms, summary boxes, and study questions show how work in the classroom translates to work in the lab.

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Table of Contents

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 AnalysisAutomation
Appendix B Bronchoalveolar Lavage