{"product_id":"9780323292368","title":"Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing in Ambulatory Care - E-Book: A Guide for Health Care Professionals","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearn the lab testing skills you need to know! \u003cb\u003eLaboratory and Diagnostic Testing in Ambulatory Care: A Guide for Health Care Professionals, 3rd Edition \u003c\/b\u003eprovides in-depth coverage of the most common procedures and techniques of all the new CLIA waived, point-of-care tests along with some moderately complex tests. Clear, step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs make it easy to perform each test and procedure. To reflect the expanding roles of medical assistants and medical lab technicians, this edition adds a new chapter on electrocardiography and spirometry. Written by noted medical assisting educator Marti Garrels, this guide also includes an Evolve companion website with videos, structured lab notes, and activities for extra practice with clinical laboratory skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cli\u003eComprehensive coverage of the most common CLIA waived tests\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e prepares healthcare professionals for lab testing in the ambulatory setting.\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA triad organization\u003c\/b\u003e gives chapters a consistent, easy-to-follow format, with 1) fundamental concepts, 2) step-by-step instructions for CLIA waived procedures, and 3) advanced concepts that lead to a higher level of critical thinking and decision making.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA full-color atlas section\u003c\/b\u003e shows common laboratory and diagnostic findings, including depictions of cells, casts, and crystals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLearning objectives\u003c\/b\u003e begin each chapter with goals for what you should accomplish, serve as checkpoints for comprehension and skills mastery, and provide a study tool in preparation for examinations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProcedure \u003c\/i\u003eboxes \u003c\/b\u003eprovide step-by-step instructions and full-color photos and illustrations for today’s commonly requested CLIA waived lab tests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKey terms\u003c\/b\u003e are listed and defined at the beginning of each chapter, as well as included in the book’s glossary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCommon abbreviations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand acronyms\u003c\/b\u003e associated with CLIA waived testing are listed and defined at the beginning of each chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReview questions\u003c\/b\u003e at the end of each chapter\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eask you to recall and assimilate the information you’ve learned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA workbook \u003c\/b\u003ematches the chapters in the textbook, offering activities and exercises to reinforce laboratory concepts, terminology, and procedures.\u003ci\u003e Sold separately.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExpert author Marti Garrels\u003c\/b\u003e brings years of on-the-job experience, an advanced MSA degree, dual degrees in medical technology and medical assisting, and classroom experience as an instructor and as a medical assisting program director.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReferences at the end of each chapter\u003c\/b\u003e cite related websites for further reading and research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Evolve companion website \u003c\/b\u003eincludes various activities and exercises to enhance learning with problem-solving scenarios. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eillustrations and photographs\u003c\/b\u003e showcase new technology and the performance of lab testing tasks. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eElectrocardiography and Spirometry\u003c\/i\u003e chapter \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003efocuses on the role of the medical assistant and the lab technician in these diagnostic tests.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003econtent\u003c\/b\u003e updates the text with a focus on new technology and significant advances made in recent years, including the latest CLIA waived test methods.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Health Sciences","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070086234352,"sku":"9780323292368","price":55.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780323292368_p0.jpg?v=1763682669","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780323292368","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}