This textbook from CBS Publishers & Distributors is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title by Mrinalini Sant, written for students of medical laboratory technology (मेडिकल लेबोरेटरी टेक्नोलॉजी) — DMLT, BMLT and allied health courses — as well as working laboratory staff. (cite index="311-1">This is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the book, incorporating most of the recent advances concerned with medical laboratory technology. (cite index="318-1">Its starting position is a practical one: diagnostics play a prominent role in the field of medicine, and without proper diagnosis no proper conclusion regarding medical treatment or surgery can be advised, which is why an appropriate clinical laboratory is set up to carry out medical laboratory technical work across the various departments of hospitals and medical institutions. (cite index="318-1">The new additions in this edition cover the laboratory diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, the HIV rapid test procedure, coronavirus infection, dengue, the Angcard COVID antigen test, monkeypox virus, and cephaloplastin reagent (Liquicelin-E) for partial thromboplastin time, along with the monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy using ISI and INR. (cite index="315-1">Each chapter begins with a brief introduction followed by principles, procedure and interpretation of the experiment, and the use of safety measures while handling infected material — bacterial, viral and fungal — is stressed throughout; advances in diagnostic methodology and instrumentation are included, equipping students to prepare stained tissue sections of various types. (cite index="311-1">The author, Mrinalini Sant MD (Path), is former Professor and Head of the Department of Pathology at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, with a teaching career spanning over thirty-eight years, service as a postgraduate examiner in universities across Madhya Pradesh, membership of the Board of Studies at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, three books in pathology and a number of research publications to her credit. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script)
Written by Mrinalini Sant, MD (Path), published by CBS Publishers & Distributors
Second edition — thoroughly revised and updated, around 760 pages
Consistent chapter structure: introduction, principle, procedure, interpretation
New topics on laboratory diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and the HIV rapid test
Coverage of coronavirus infection, dengue and the COVID antigen test
Includes monkeypox virus and current viral diagnostics
APTT using cephaloplastin reagent, and anticoagulant monitoring via ISI and INR
Dedicated section on laboratory safety and instrumentation
Emphasis on safe handling of bacterial, viral and fungal infected material
Practical guidance on preparing stained tissue sections, including frozen sections
Written by a former Professor and HOD of Pathology with 38 years of teaching
Designed around the DMLT/BMLT course structure
Suitable for students as well as practising laboratory technicians
Compact single volume, lighter and more course-focused than larger MLT references
सीबीएस पब्लिशर्स एंड डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स द्वारा प्रकाशित 'Textbook of Medical Laboratory Technology' का यह द्वितीय संस्करण डॉ. मृणालिनी सांत, MD (पैथोलॉजी) द्वारा लिखा गया है, जो नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस मेडिकल कॉलेज, जबलपुर में पैथोलॉजी विभाग की पूर्व प्रोफ़ेसर एवं विभागाध्यक्ष रही हैं और जिनका शिक्षण अनुभव 38 वर्षों से अधिक का है। यह संस्करण पूरी तरह संशोधित एवं अद्यतन है तथा इसमें मेडिकल लेबोरेटरी टेक्नोलॉजी से जुड़े हालिया विकास सम्मिलित किए गए हैं। पुस्तक का प्रत्येक अध्याय संक्षिप्त परिचय से आरंभ होकर सिद्धांत, प्रक्रिया एवं परिणाम की व्याख्या तक जाता है। इस संस्करण में HIV/AIDS की प्रयोगशाला जाँच, HIV रैपिड टेस्ट, कोरोनावायरस संक्रमण, डेंगू, कोविड एंटीजन टेस्ट, मंकीपॉक्स वायरस तथा APTT एवं ISI/INR द्वारा एंटीकोऐगुलेंट थेरेपी की निगरानी जैसे नए विषय जोड़े गए हैं। संक्रमित सामग्री (बैक्टीरियल, वायरल एवं फंगल) के संचालन में सुरक्षा उपायों पर विशेष बल दिया गया है।
