This section contains the list of textbooks required for the Histotechnician, Medical Laboratory Technician, and Phlebotomy Certificate programs at Harcum College.

Books can be ordered from Harcum’s “Virtual Bookstore” by contacting MBS Direct at:

http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/harcum.htm

Or call: 800-325-3252

Further questions about ordering textbooks can be directed to the College Campus Store at: 610-526-6041.

This textbook list is current and was updated in March 2010.

HISTOTECHNICIAN TEXTBOOK LIST

Textbooks for Histotechnician lecture courses: HTN 101, 102, 103, 104 , 105:

Histotechnology: A Self-Instructional Text
3rd Edition
Freida L. Carson, Christa Hladik
ASCP Publishing
ISBN: 9780891895817
www.ascp.org  

Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory
Lorraine J. Douchett
2nd edition
ISBN# 978-1-4377-0179-1
www.us.elsevierhealth.com  

Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques
John D. Bancroft, Marilyn Gamble
6th Edition
ISBN# 978-0-443-10279-0
www.us.elsevierhealth.com  

Textbooks for Histotechnician practicum courses: HTN 111, 112, 113, 114:

Histotechnology: A Self-Assessment Workbook
Freida Carson PhD
2nd Edition
ISBN# 089-189-4128
ASCP Publishing
www.ascp.org  

Study Guide for Senior Histotechnician students: HTN 105

Board of Registry Study Guide: Histotechnology Examinations
2nd Edition
Freida Carson PhD, Laura Culver Edgar MT(ASCP), Donna Surges Tatum PhD
ASCP Publishing
ISBN# 089189473X
www.ascp.org  

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN TEXTBOOK LIST

MLS 101: Intro. to MLT
Palko’s Medical Laboratory Procedures
3rd Edition
Phyllis Cox, Danielle Wilken
ISBN# 978-0-07-340195-9
www.mhhe.com  

Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory
Lorraine J. Douchett
2nd edition
ISBN# 978-1-4377-0179-1
www.us.elsevierhealth.com  

MLS 140 Lab
Palko’s Medical Laboratory Procedures
3rd Edition
Phyllis Cox, Danielle Wilken
ISBN# 978-0-07-340195-9
www.mhhe.com  

Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory
Lorraine J. Douchett
2nd edition
ISBN# 978-1-4377-0179-1
www.us.elsevierhealth.com  

MLS 113: Basic Hematology and Clinical Microscopy
Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis 5 th Edition
Denise Harmening
ISBN #0-8036-1732-1
www.FADavis.com  

Urinalysis and Body Fluids 5th edition
Susan King Strasinger
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1697-X
www.FADavis.com  

MLS 114 Lab:
Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory
Lorraine J. Douchett
2nd edition
ISBN# 978-1-4377-0179-1
www.us.elsevierhealth.com  

MLS 130: Immunology
Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine 4th edition
Mary Louise Turgeon
ISBN # 978-0-323-04382-3
www.us.elsevierhealth.com  

MLS 210: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Essentials 4th edition
McCall, Tankersley
ISBN-10: 0-7817-6138-7
www.lww.com  

Phlebotomy Exam Review 3rd edition
McCall and Tankersley
ISBN# 0-7817-7855-7
www.lww.com  

Required for students taking the phlebotomy course on-line ONLY:

Phlebotomy Essentials Workbook 4th edition
McCall, Tankersley
ISBN-10: 0-7817-6644-3
www.lww.com  

MLS 211: Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Chemistry: Techniques, Principles, and Correlation 6th edition
Bishop, Fody, Schoeff
ISBN# 0-7817-9045-X
www.lww.com  

Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory
Lorraine J. Douchett
2nd edition
ISBN# 978-1-4377-0179-1
www.us.elsevierhealth.com  

MLS 212: Clinical Hematology and Coagulation
Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis 5 th Edition
Denise Harmening
ISBN #0-8036-1732-1
www.FADavis.com  

MLS 213: Clinical Immunohematology
Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine 5th Ed.
Denise M. Harmening
ISBN # 0-8036-1248-6
www.FADavis.com  

MLS214: Clinical Microbiology
Bailey and Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology 12th edition
Forbes, Sahm, Weissfeld
ISBN# 978-0-323-03065-6
www.us.elsevierhealth.com  

Suggested Study Guides for Senior MLT Students:

Board of Certification Study Guide for the Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations
Patricia Tanabe, E. Blair Holladay
5th edition
ISBN: 9780891895879
www.ascp.org  

PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TEXTBOOK LIST

Phlebotomy Essentials 4th edition
McCall, Tankersley
ISBN-10: 0-7817-6138-7
www.lww.com  

Phlebotomy Exam Review 3rd edition
McCall and Tankersley
ISBN# 0-7817-7855-7
www.lww.com