TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Concepts in Laboratory Medicine A1 - Laposata, Michael A2 - Laposata, Michael PY - 2014 T2 - Laboratory Medicine: The Diagnosis of Disease in the Clinical Laboratory AB - To understand the concepts of sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, prevalence, and incidence.To learn the frequently encountered preanalytical variables that influence laboratory test results.To identify the well-known interferences in many of the laboratory tests.To understand the individual steps in specimen processing and handling.To understand the guidelines for appropriate selection of laboratory tests.To understand how cell injury and inflammation result in the generation of plasma markers of these processes. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104501723 ER -