Publisher's Synopsis
Medical Laboratory Guide
Science laboratory, in contrast to the field or factory, a location where scientific development and analysis are carried out. The controlled uniformity of the conditions (constant temperature, humidity, and cleanliness) that characterize the majority of laboratories. Present day labs utilize countless instruments and techniques to study, arrange, or evaluate the objects of their consideration. Sampling, pretreatment and treatment, measurement, calculation, and presentation of results are frequently included in procedures. Each can be done in a variety of ways, from letting an untrained person use basic tools to running an automated analysis system with computer controls, data storage, and complicated readouts.