Clinical chemistry / William J. Marshall and Stephen K. Bangert.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburg, New York : Mosby Elsevier, c2004Edition: Fifth editionDescription: 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 723433283
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RB 40 .M367 2004
Contents:
1. Biochemical tests in clinical medicine 2. Water, sodium and potassium 3. Hydrogen ion homoeostasis and blood gases 4. The kidneys 5. The liver 6. The gastrointestinal tract 7. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland 8. The adrenal glands 9. The thyroid gland 10. The gonads 11. Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism 12. Calcium, phosphate and magnesium 13. Plasma proteins and enzymes 14. Lipids, lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease 15. The locomotor and nervous systems 16. Inherited metabolic diseases 17. Disorders of haemoproteins, porphyrins and iron 18. Metabolic aspects of malignant disease 19. Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical aspects of toxicology 20. Clinical nutrition 21. Clinical chemistry at the extremes of age App. Adult reference ranges
Summary: "Clinical chemistry considers what happens to the body's chemistry when affected by disease. Each chapter looks at the relevant basic science and its application to clinical practice. In addition there is discussion of diagnostic techniques and specific details about patient management. This book stresses how clinical chemistry relates to the practice of medicine by incorporating approximately one hundred patient case histories."--Jacket
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Includes index.

1. Biochemical tests in clinical medicine 2. Water, sodium and potassium 3. Hydrogen ion homoeostasis and blood gases 4. The kidneys 5. The liver 6. The gastrointestinal tract 7. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland 8. The adrenal glands 9. The thyroid gland 10. The gonads 11. Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism 12. Calcium, phosphate and magnesium 13. Plasma proteins and enzymes 14. Lipids, lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease 15. The locomotor and nervous systems 16. Inherited metabolic diseases 17. Disorders of haemoproteins, porphyrins and iron 18. Metabolic aspects of malignant disease 19. Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical aspects of toxicology 20. Clinical nutrition 21. Clinical chemistry at the extremes of age App. Adult reference ranges

"Clinical chemistry considers what happens to the body's chemistry when affected by disease. Each chapter looks at the relevant basic science and its application to clinical practice. In addition there is discussion of diagnostic techniques and specific details about patient management. This book stresses how clinical chemistry relates to the practice of medicine by incorporating approximately one hundred patient case histories."--Jacket

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