Laboratory medicine : the diagnosis of disease in the clinical laboratory / editor, Michael Laposata.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Concepts in laboratory medicine / Michael Laposata -- Methods / Michael Laposata -- Autoimmune disorders involving the connective tissue and immunodeficiency diseases / Mandakolathur R. Murali -- Histocompatibility testing and transplantation / Yash Pal Agrawal and Susan L. Saidman -- Infectious diseases / Eric D. Spitzer -- Toxicology / Sheila Dawling and Michael Laposata -- Diseases of infancy and childhood / Paul Steele -- Blood vessels / Michael Laposata -- The heart / Fred S. Apple -- Diseases of red blood cells / Daniel D. Mais -- Bleeding and thrombotic disorders / Elizabeth M. Van Cott and Michael Laposata -- Transfusion medicine / Christopher P. Stowell and Jacqueline J. Haas -- Diseases of white blood cells, lymph nodes, and spleen / Daniel E. Sabath -- The respiratory system / Alison Woodworth -- The gastrointestinal system / D. Robert Dufour -- The liver and biliary tract / William E. Winter -- Pancreatic disorders / Fritz F. Parl and Michael Laposata -- The kidney / William E. Winter -- Male genital tract / D. Robert Dufour -- Female genital system / Stacy E.F. Melanson -- Breast / Karin E. Finberg -- The endocrine system / Michael Laposata, Samir L. Aleryani, and Alison Woodworth.