Description

Laboratory medicine is the branch of medicine in which specimens of tissue, fluid, or other body substance are examined outside of the person, usually in the laboratory. Pathology is the field of laboratory medicine. Pathology is a significant field in modern medical diagnosis and medical research, concerned mainly with the causal study of disease, whether caused by pathogens or noninfectious physiological disorder. 70 percent of all medical decisions rely on diagnostic and prognostic information provided by pathologists. This book provides in-depth knowledge of laboratory medicine. The uniqueness of this book is its special references on techniques and procedures that are used in the pathology and medicine. This book will be highly beneficial to students, teachers and research workers of this field. This book consists of contributions made by international experts and provides practical guidelines to the management and diagnosis of patients requiring medical attention. This book is to help the physicians and students so that they can understand well this field of medicine. Main aim of this book is to provide a mature approach to the basic principles of this field.