Urinalysis and Body Fluids

By Susan King Strasinger, Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo MLS(ASCP)SH, Susan King Strasinger DA MLS(ASCP)

Book Overview

Here's a concise, comprehensive, and carefully structured introduction to the analysis of non-blood body fluids. Through six editions, the authors, noted educators and clinicians, have taught generations of students the theoretical and practical knowledge every clinical laboratory scientist needs to handle and analyze non-blood body fluids, and to keep themselves and their laboratories safe from infectious agents.

Their practical, focused, and reader friendly approach first presents the foundational concepts of renal function and urinalysis. Then, step by step, they focus on the examination of urine, cerebrospinal fluid, semen, synovial fluid, serous fluid, amniotic fluid, feces, and vaginal secretions.

The 6th Edition has been completely updated to include all of the new information and new testing procedures that are important in this rapidly changing field. Case studies, clinical situations, learning objectives, key terms, summary boxes, and study questions show how work in the classroom translates to work in the lab.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803639201
• ISBN13: 9780803639201
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

The best textbook for Urinalysis!

I was a tad bit skeptical about the rave reviews before I purchased this book but it definitely delivered! To date I would rate this book the best UA book yet. Not only did it give detailed explanations of urine and body fluid analysis, it also provided an easy understanding of renal function, thereby re-enforcing clinical chemistry concepts that I had learned the previous semester. It comes with selected BOR-type questions at the end of each chapter, plus an amazing array of pictures to enhance understanding of the microscopy section. Highly recommended for all Med Lab Science Students desiring to master the chemical and microscopic concepts behind UA and body fluids.

Great buy!

This book has been a great resource for class and is very helpful in its explanations.

Well written with great pictures

This book is well written and has nicely detailed pictures of microscopic urines. I have a few complaints about how concise it is in certain sections. It was too brief when explaining the most often examined urine elements. I think that expanded explanations should have been included with bilirubin, urobilinogen, protein, etc. The explanation of the Ehrlich reaction in particular left me stumped. One or two more sentences would have made it clear. The section on crystals was well done and the pictures were great.

More fun than a barrel of acne remover.

As textbooks go, this one is pretty good. I should warn you- pay close attention to every detail in the book. This book is not for the faint of heart- there is no fluff. Every detail counts, every fact is important. You won't find any extranneous words in this book. On a more upbeat note, the book is pretty self-explanatory. If your instructor doesn't do the best job instructing, ignore him/her (but don't tell them I said that) and just read the book- it does a very good job explaining things. Best of luck in your UA class!

Great Book on Urinalysis and Body Fluids!

This a really great textbook about Urinalysis. It's in a clear concise easily understandable format. It also is illustrated throughout with photographs. This makes it easy for you to recognize things when you look under the microscope.