Clinical Parasitology: A Practical Approach
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Book Overview
Rationale:
Parasitology is an important component of Clinical Lab Science education and practice. The results obtained through specimen collection for parasites provide important information related to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. Clinical Parasitology is designed to give students all of the guidelines needed to perform, read, and interpret parasitology tests in a clear and understandable way. This second edition contains several new features, including a four-color design throughout that makes it more visually appealing, especially for the MLT market.
Description:
Now in full-color, Clinical Parasitology contains several new features designed to give students all of the guidelines needed to perform, read, and interpret parasitology tests in a clear and understandable way. The second edition is organized very similarly to the first edition, with the Specimen Collection and Processing chapter moving to the beginning of the book.
The second edition expands on the foundation of the first edition by adding more student-friendly pedagogical features and mapping features to the learning objectives. The parasite chapters are all organized consistently, including a thorough description of the different forms of parasites within that organism type, plus numerous detailed drawings, with structures labeled where appropriate, characteristics at a glance tables that cover the most medically important parasite forms, comparison drawings of look-alike parasites, case studies, and identification worksheets that allow readers to make their own drawings of parasites. Individual parasite descriptions include concise information on life cycles, epidemiology, clinical symptomatology, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control, notes of interest, and new trends. In this edition, we added introductions (Focusing In), periodic assessment (Quick Quizzes), summaries (Looking Back), and even more case studies (Case Study: Under the Microscope). The review questions (Test Your Knowledge ) have been mapped to the learning objectives.
We also added an Evolve site that contains both instructor and student ancillaries.
What is unique/special about this book?
The book has many unique pedagogical features, specifically designed to aid in student learning and retention.
What is unique about the author's qualifications?
The author, Elizabeth Zeibig, is well-known in the field. She is well-versed in effective pedagogical techniques.
Is there anything unique about the market that might impact how we position or promote this product? Does it meet a specific customer need?
This text is written specifically to teach parasitology to clinical laboratory science students.
Individual chapters cover the various types of amebas, flagellates, hemoflagellates, malaria, miscellaneous protozoa, nematodes, filariae, cestodes, trematodes, and arthropods that are commonly seen in the clinical setting.Each chapter contains a thorough description of the different forms of parasites within that organism type, plus numerous detailed drawings, with structures labeled where appropriate, characteristics-at-a-glance tables that cover the most medically important parasite forms, comparison drawings of look alike parasites, case studies, and identification worksheets that allow readers to make their own drawings of parasites.Individual parasite descriptions include concise information on life cycles, epidemiology, clinical symptomatology, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control, notes of interest, and new trends.Case studies in each chapter present a sample patient history and symptomatology, pertinent laboratory findings, drawings of the organism(s) present, and a series of questions. Answers to the questions are provided in an appendix. Additional case studies at the back of the book provide further opportunities for readers to test their problem-solving skills.A chapter on Artifacts and Confusers provides helpful comparison drawings of selectparasites and their "look alikes", and a chapter in Specimen Processing covers standard methods, immunologic testing, new techniques and reporting of results and quality control.Customer Reviews
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