Bibliography on Laboratory Medicine Websites

FRYMOYER COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER
Bibliography on Laboratory Medicine
Websites
Lab Tests Online
This website from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry gives information on lab tests
including how to prepare for them and what they measure. They also have a section called inside the
lab which includes a short tour of the lab and an introduction to laboratory professions.
https://labtestsonline.org/
Hospital Labs Behind the Scenes – U.S. News and World Report - Health
A behind the scenes look at that what happens inside a medical testing laboratory.
http://bit.ly/1CHsOkw
National Cancer Institute – Pathology Reports Fact Sheet
This fact sheet from the National Cancer Institute explains how tissue biopsies are prepared for
examination by a pathologist. It also provides information on what is included in a pathology report and
how tissues finding guide treatment decisions.
http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/diagnosis-staging/diagnosis/pathology-reports-fact-sheet
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute – Types of Blood Tests
This website provides information on many of the most common blood tests and what their results may
indicate.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/bdt/types
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