This manual has been designed for use by laboratory staff and by students of laboratory technology in india and other developing countries. It will serve as a text as well as an indispensable work-bench reference book. The book is written in 39 chapters which are divided into nine sections. Volume i contains sections i to iii: introduction, haematology and blood banking. Volume ii contains sections iv to vi: microbiology, serology and clinical pathology. Volume iii contains sections vii to ix: clinical biochemistry, histology cytology and other miscellaneous topics.salient features :the manual presents practical details of all tests. Tests are described in a step-by-step manner with suggestions to overcome problems and avoid errors;the material reads as if the author is by the side of the technician actually demonstrating the techniques;the ultimate goal is to enhance patient safety by including methods and procedure which will result in reliable laboratory findings for diagnosis.