A concise textbook that provides basic information about laboratory techniques in clinical chemistry, hematology, and blood transfusion for diagnosis and management of diseases. • Discusses the most common, complex and advanced clinical laboratory tests. • Provides theoretical principles of tests and conditions for MLT students and technicians. • Includes recent advances and updations in all chapters. • Some new chapters have been added, such as:  Basic Principles of Laboratory Medicine  Examination of Serous Body Fluids and Synovial Fluid  Pyrexia of Unknown Origin  Automated Complete Blood Cell Count  Platelet Count  Hematology of Infectious Diseases  Flow Cytometry and Immunohistochemistry in Hematopathology  Antibody Screening and Identification  Whole Blood, Blood Components and Blood Derivatives • Includes numerous new illustrations, tables and flowcharts for better understanding of the text. • Important points have been provided in green colored boxes for last minute revision. • Appendices have been added at the end of the book on reference ranges, critical values, and a list of laboratory tests/results with associated diseases as ready reckoner. • This book is useful for students of MBBS, MD (Pathology), DCP (Diploma in Clinical Pathology), BPMT (Bachelor of Paramedical Technology), and DMLT (Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology), medical teachers and specialists/consultants in pathology.

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