Lecture notes on clinical biochemistry /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, A. F. (Alistair Fairley), Whitby, L. G. (Lionel Gordon)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 1998.
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
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
  • Abnormalities of proteins in plasma
  • Plasma enzyme tests in diagnosis
  • Liver disease
  • Gastrointestinal tract disease
  • Clinical biochemical measurements in nutrition
  • Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
  • Disorders plasma lipids and lipoproteins
  • Disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism
  • Disorders of purine metabolism
  • Abnormalities of thyroid function
  • Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medulla.
  • Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones
  • Gonadal function, steroid contraceptives and pregnancy
  • Clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and geriatrics
  • Molecular biology in clinical biochemistry
  • Central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology
  • Appendix A: collection of specimens.
  • Appendix B: near-patient testing
  • Appendix C: si units and conventional units
  • Reference books and further reading.