Lecture notes

Lecture notes Clinical biochemistry

The new edition of the best-selling Lecture Notes title is a concise introduction to clinical biochemistry that presents the fundamental science underpinning common biochemical investigations used in clinical practice. Lecture Notes: Clinical Biochemistry allows the reader to make efficient and info...

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Other Authors: Beckett, G. J. (Editor), Walker, Simon W. (Editor), Rae, Peter (Editor), Ashby, Peter (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK Wiley-Blackwell 2010
Edition:eighth edition
Series:The lecture notes series
Subjects:
Biochemistry
Clinical Laboratory Techniques > methods
Clinical Chemistry Tests
Pathology, Clinical > methods
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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
  • Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia
  • Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary
  • Abnormalities of thyroid function
  • Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medulla
  • Investigation of gonadal function infertility, menstrual irregularities, and hirsuitism
  • Pregnancy and antenatal screening
  • Cardiovascular disorders
  • Liver disease
  • Gastrointestinal tract disease
  • Nutrition
  • Trauma, inflammation, immunity, and malignancy
  • Disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism
  • Uric acid, gout, and purine metabolism
  • Central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology
  • Clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and geriatrics.

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