Principles and Interpretation of Laboratory Techniques in Pathology

Shameem Shariff MD PhDFormer Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, St John's Medical College and Hospital and MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• PART 1: HEMATOLOGYCHAPTER 1: Hemoglobin and Cell CountsCHAPTER 2: Packed Cell Volume, Red Cell Indices, and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate CHAPTER 3: The Peripheral Blood SmearCHAPTER 4: Bone Marrow Aspiration and BiopsyCHAPTER 5: Anemia, Microcytic, and Macrocytic AnemiasCHAPTER 6: Special Tests for Hemolytic AnemiasCHAPTER 7: Coagulation Time and Bleeding TimeCHAPTER 8: Blood Collection and AnticoagulantsCHAPTER 9: Method of Blood GroupingPART 2: CYTOLOGY, HISTOPATHOLOGY, AND OTHER TECHNIQUESCHAPTER 1: Cytopathology: An OverviewCHAPTER 2: Serous EffusionsCHAPTER 3: Semen AnalysisCHAPTER 4: Joint EffusionsCHAPTER 5: Urine ExaminationCHAPTER 6: Central Nervous System CytologyCHAPTER 7: Respiratory Tract CytologyCHAPTER 8: Gastrointestinal CytologyCHAPTER 9: Female Genital TractCHAPTER 10: Fine-needle Aspiration CytologyCHAPTER 11: Conjunctival Impression CytologyCHAPTER 12: Role of Cytology in AutopsyCHAPTER 13: Automation in CytologyCHAPTER 14: Quality Systems in CytologyCHAPTER 15: Receipt of Surgical Biopsies in the Laboratory and FixationCHAPTER 16: Processing of TissuesCHAPTER 17: EmbeddingCHAPTER 18: Microtomes and Section CuttingCHAPTER 19: Hematoxylin and Eosin StainCHAPTER 20: Special StainsCHAPTER 21: ImmunofluorescenceCHAPTER 22: Automation in HistopathologyCHAPTER 23: Systematized Nomenclature of PathologyCHAPTER 24: Quality Systems in HistopathologyCHAPTER 25: Laboratory Management and Laboratory SafetyCHAPTER 26: Advanced Techniques in PathologyCHAPTER 27: Museum TechniquesCHAPTER 28: Autopsy TechniquesCHAPTER 29: Laboratory Waste ManagementCHAPTER 30: Microscope and MicroscopyCHAPTER 31: Photography in PathologyAPPENDICES