Required reading in clinical pathology since 1908! Comprehensive coverage gives you an in-depth understanding of lab test selection and interpretation of results. A new full-color layout makes reference much easier. What's more, new chapters on laboratory regulations, nutrition, point-of-care testing, bioterrorism, proteomics, microarray analysis, and the human genome project - as well as a completely new section on cancer testing and meticulous updates from cover to cover - put all the latest, most essential knowledge at your fingertips.

从1908年开始，本书就是临床病理学的必读！本书内容广泛，深入向您介绍了实验室检查的选择以及结果的解释。全新的彩色编排使本书更易参考。更重要的是，新添加了关于实验室规定、营养学、床旁诊断、生物恐怖主义、蛋白组学、芯片分析以及人类基因组学项目，同时还添加了一个全新的章节——肿瘤检测。新版对书的每一页都进行了更新，从而使读者可以随手获得最新和最重要的知识。

"The definitive reference in the field of clinical pathology...Required for both beginners and experts alike."(JAMA)

* Describes the scientific foundation, and clinical application of today's complete range of laboratory tests. * Delivers quick and easy access to information with a superb organization that lends itself to continuous reading as well as specific, on-the-spot referencing of a particular problem or condition.

* Presents a new full-color layout, many new color illustrations and visual aids, and a new organ-system organization to make reference easier and faster. * Provides new chapters on Proteomics, Microarray Analysis, and Human Genome Project in Laboratory-Based Diagnostics - authored by pioneering experts who helped originate these techniques. * Delivers a new chapter on Laboratory Regulations that details stringent new guidelines in the U.S. and abroad (such as CLIA88 and HIPAA), inspection, accreditation, and proficiency testing. * Includes a completely new section on Cancer Testing that covers all aspects of molecular cancer testing, oncoproteins and early tumor detection, and tumor markers. * Incorporates sweeping updates on instrumentation and clinical laboratory automation · medicolegal aspects of environmental toxicology, occupational exposures, and workplace/employment drug testing · molecular microbiology testing · bioterrorism · nutritional status