Long description:

Covering all of the major subject areas of this complex field, Clinical Pathology Board Review, 2nd Edition, is the ultimate guide for those preparing to take certification, recertification, and specialty board exams. This essential study guide has been revised from cover to cover, making it an excellent review tool for exam prep as well as a handy update for practicing pathologists who want to stay current with the latest advancements in the field.

• Covers all of the major subject areas of clinical pathology tested on the Clinical Pathology board exam, including chemistry, hematology, coagulation, microbiology, immunology (including HLA testing), transfusion medicine (including therapeutic apheresis), cytogenetics, and molecular diagnostics
• Contains multiple-choice questions (including hundreds of new questions) offered in a format that mimics that of the actual test, along with brief explanations of why answers are correct or incorrect
• Includes questions that integrate various areas of clinical pathology, as well as questions that bridge concepts in clinical pathology with those in anatomic pathology
• Shares the knowledge and expertise of new section editors and authors who bring fresh perspectives, and features an all-new organization and greatly revised content throughout
• Addresses key topics such as toxicology and therapeutic drug monitoring, endocrine pathology, and cancer biomarkers
• Helps you review key concepts in laboratory medicine, correlate them to the associated clinical or laboratory information, and apply them to the diagnosis and management of human disease
• Provides online access to all of the questions in the print book, along with additional interactive questions
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

Table of Contents:

SECTION 1: LABORATORY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
1. Laboratory Management
2. Quality Management
3. Laboratory Testing

SECTION 2: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
4. Endocrine (Thyroid, Pituitary, Adrenal, Bone, Pancreas, Reproductive) and Catecholamines
5. Liver, Gastrointestinal, Pancreas, Biliary Tract
6. Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Cardiac, Cancer, and Other Biomarkers, Lipids, and Glycoproteins
7. Electrolytes, Blood Gases, Renal Function

SECTION 3: HEMATOLOGY AND COAGULATION
8. Hematology
9. Hemostasis and Thrombosis

SECTION 4: HEMATOPATHOLOGY AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
10. Hematology
11. Body Fluids
12. Molecular Diagnostics
13. Cytogenomics

SECTION 5: MICROBIOLOGY
14. General Microbiology
15. Bacteriology and Mycobacteriology
16. Virology
17. Mycology and Parasitology

SECTION 6: BLOOD BANKING AND TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
18. Blood Donation, Collection, Manufacturing and Regulatory Requirements
19. Pretransfusion Testing and Immunohematology
20. Transfusion Therapy and Complications of Transfusion
21. Therapeutic Apheresis, Cellular Therapy and Tissue Banking

SECTION 7: IMMUNOLOGY AND HLA
22. Immunology, Immune Disorders and HLA