Biomedical Laboratory techniques

Principles of Laboratory Medicine. General safety standards in the biomedical laboratory. Biological risk and handling of biological samples. Chemical risk: classification and type of risk. Radioisotope risk. Separate disposal of laboratory waste. Diagnostic value of laboratory tests: sensitivity, specificity, accuracy. Reference ranges. Principles of laboratory test interpretation. Quantities and units of measurement. The strategy for requesting laboratory tests: screening tests, individual tests, organ profiles, diagnostic protocols, therapy monitoring, diagnostic investigations.Function markers. Early and late markers. Specific and nonspecific markers.

M. Ciaccio-Elementi di Biochimica clinica e Medicina di laboratorio. Edises G. Federici-Medicina di laboratorio McGraw-Hill