Revised and expanded, this Fifth Edition teaches students to correctly perform analytical procedures to yield accurate and precise information that aids in patient diagnosis. Inside you'll find: Chapter outlines and objectives to set learning goals and highlight important material Chapter summaries to reinforce central concepts Practice questions and exercises to bring the most difficult subjects into focus Expanded case studies, integrated into the chapter narrative, to amplify the correlation between laboratory results and disease states Clinical Applications that correlate the details of the topic into a practical us