Clinical biochemistry / edited by Dr. Nessar Ahmed, PhD, CSci, FIBMS, Reader in Clinical Biochemistry, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University. - Second edition - xxiv, 646 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. - Fundamentals of biomedical science . - Fundamentals of biomedical science. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biochemical investigations and quality control / David Cameron -- Automation / Tim James -- Kidney disease / Edmund Lamb -- Hyperuricaemia and gout / Joanne Marsden -- Fluid and electrolyte disorders / Tim James -- Acid-base disorders / David Tierney -- Clinical enzymology and biomarkers / Paul Collinson, Amy Lloyd -- Liver function tests / Roy Sherwood -- Abnormalities of lipid metabolism / Mike France -- Disorders of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium homeostasis / Nessar Ahmed -- Abnormal pituitary function ; Thyroid disease / Garry McDowell -- Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia / Allen Yates, Ian Laing -- Adrenal disease / John Honour -- Reproductive endocrinology / Ian Laing, Julie Thornton -- Biochemical nutrition / Pat Twomey, William Simpson -- Gastrointestinal disorders and malabsorption / Garry McDowell, Gordon Brydon -- Specific protein markers / Gerald Maguire -- Cancer biochemistry and tumour markers / Joanne Adaway, Gilbert Wieringa -- Inherited metabolic disorders and newborn screening / Mary Anne Preece -- Therapeutic drug monitoring / Robin Whelpton, Nigel Brown, Robert Flanagan -- Chemical toxicology / Gwendolen Ayers.

'Clinical Biochemistry' places the theoretical foundations of clinical biochemistry firmly in a practical environment. Written for students with a grounding in fundamental biochemical concepts, it demonstrates how the biomedical scientist applies these principles to key laboratory investigations.--

9780199674442 0199674442

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Biochemistry.
Biochemistry.
Chemistry, Clinical--methods.
Health and Fitness.
Biochemistry.
Health and Wellbeing.

RB112.5 / .C556 2017

616.07

QU 4 / C641 2017