Lecture notes : Clinical biochemistry
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Publishing ,
2005
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| Edition: | 7th ed |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Requesting and interpreting tests
- 2. Disturbances of water, sodium and potassium balance
- 3. Acid-base balance and oxygen transport
- 4. Renal disease
- 5. Disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism
- 6. Trauma, inflammation, immunity and malignancy
- 7. Liver disease
- 8. Gastrointestinal tract disease
- 9. Nutrition
- 10. Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia
- 11. Cardiovascular disorders
- 12. Disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism
- 13. Uric acid, gout and purine metabolism
- 14. Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary
- 15. Abnormalities of thyroid function
- 16. Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medualla
- 17. Investigation of gonadal function, infertility, menstrual irregularities and hirsutism
- 18. Pregnancy and antenatal screening
- 19. Clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and geriatrics
- 20. Central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid
- 21. Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology