The Short Textbook of Medical Laboratory for Technicians happens to tackle all specialties of clinical laboratory, such as microbiology, biochemistry, blood transfusion and pathology (cytology, histopathology, hematology). In this edition, techniques are discussed step by step, briefly in a very simple and understandable language on microbiology, hematology, immunology, cytology, mycology, parasitology, bacteriology and clinical aspects. New material, such as phase contrast microscope, dark field microscope, interference microscope, polarizing microscope, polarization microscope, electron microscope, PCR technique, gas chromatography, BACTEC, automation in clinical laboratory and clinical cytology is added.