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050 _aQD 33 .S23 2002
100 _aSackheim, George I.
_eauthor
245 0 _aChemistry for the health sciences /
_cGeorge I. Sackheim and Dennis D. Lehman.
250 _aEight edition.
260 _aSingapore :
_bPearson Education Asia Pte. Ltd.,
_cc2002
300 _ax, 643 pages, 8 pages of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _apt. I. Inorganic Chemistry. 1. Units of Measurement. 2. Energy and Matter. 3. Structure of Matter. 4. Chemical Bonding. 5. Chemical Formulas and Reactions. 6. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions. 7. The Gaseous State. 8. Oxygen and Other Gases. 9. Water. 10. Liquid Mixtures. 11. Ionization. 12. Acids, Bases, and Salts. 13. Radioactivity -- pt. II. Organic Chemistry. 14. Introduction to Organic Chemistry. 15. Saturated Hydrocarbons: The Alkanes and Their Halogen Derivatives. 16. Unsaturated Hydrocarbons and Their Halogen Derivatives: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds. 17. Alcohols, Thiols, Phenols, and Ethers. 18. Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids. 19. Esters, Amines, and Amides -- pt. III. Biochemistry. 20. Carbohydrates. 21. Lipids. 22. Proteins. 23. Nucleic Acids. 24. Enzymes. 25. Digestion. 26. Metabolism of Carbohydrates. 27. Metabolism of Fats. 28. Metabolism of Proteins. 29. Body Fluids: Urine. 30. Body Fluids: Blood. 31. Vitamins. 32. Hormones. Normal Laboratory Values.
520 _a"This bestseller emphasizes the practical aspects of general, organic, and biological chemistry with numerous applications to and case histories of clinical nursing and health-related situations. Avoiding excessive math and theory, it offers thorough and uniquely diverse coverage, giving allied health professionals the chemical background necessary to understand the various medical tests and procedures they will be following and performing in their jobs.Stresses the relationship between inorganic chemistry and the life processes with discussions of acids and bases, oxidation-reduction, nuclear chemistry and radio-activity, and more. Explains the various chemical processes taking place in the body during normal and abnormal metabolism, and considers the effects of an excess or deficiency of vitamins and hormones." -- Amazon.com viewed May 14, 2021.
650 _aCHEMISTRY
700 _aDennis D. Lehman.
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