PARASITOLOGY
FOR MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANS is the ideal text to guide readers in understanding
the background, source, recovery, and identification of a well-representative
range of organisms that commonly affect humans. This book organizes a complex
set of topics into an understandable and easy-to-read format that will help
readers learn more about parasitic infections and how to effectively collect
and prepare samples, aiding in the diagnosis of parasitosis. The subtle
differences between similar parasitic organisms are all explained in a simple
and easily understood manner, increasing the likelihood that readers will be
able to recover the parasites, prepare them for identification and,
subsequently, ensure effective treatment.
Review:
"This
manuscript is written for both technicians and technologists. It provides both
didactic and technical protocols in one text. The study of medical parasitology
is documented from a historical perspective to the current date along with the
tedious, accurate identification of pathogenic versus nonpathogenic organisms.
This textbook is becoming available to replace the typically used textbooks in
clinical laboratory science programs." Mildred K. Fuller, Ph.D., MT
(ASCP), Norfolk State University
About
the Author:
John W.
Ridley, Ph.D., RN, MT (ASCP), has served as a medical technologist, trainer,
educator, manager, and program administrator throughout a varied, 30-year
career with a strong emphasis on medical laboratory occupations. After serving
as a patient care technician and respiratory therapy assistant, Dr. Ridley
entered military service, became a combat medic, and then trained and served as
a medical laboratory technican at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston,
Texas. Following his military service, Dr. Ridley earned a bachelor of science
degree in zoology and a master's of education degree from the University of
Georgia. To complete his education, Dr. Ridley earned a Ph.D. in health and
human services, with an emphasis in psychology, and became a registered nurse.
He currently serves as director of medical laboratory technology at West
Central Technical School in Waco, Georgia, and is the author of several
textbooks on clinical laboratory science topics.
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