Lecture notes clinical biochemistry

• Other Authors: Beckett, G. J. (Editor), Walker, Simon W. (Editor), Rae, Peter (Editor), Ashby, Peter (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, Mass. Blackwell Pub. 2005
• Edition: Seventh Edition
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Clinical Chemistry Tests; Pathology, Clinical > methods
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"Lecture Notes: Clinical Biochemistry" presents the fundamental science underpinning common chemical investigations used in clinical practice. It takes a practically relevant approach that enables medical students and junior doctors to: understand the value and limitations of chemical inve...

Table of Contents:

• Requesting and interpreting tests
• Disturbances of water, sodium and potassium balance
• Acid-base balance and oxygen transport
• Renal disease
• Disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism
• Trauma, inflammation, immunity and malignancy
• Liver disease
• Gastrointestinal tract disease
• Nutrition
• Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia
• Cardiovascular disorders
• Disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism
• Uric acid, gout and purine metabolism
• Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary
• Abnormalities of thyroid function
• Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medualla
• Investigation of gonadal function, infertility, menstrual irregularities and hirsutism
• Pregnancy and antenatal screening
• Clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and geriatrics
• Central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid
• Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology.