Lecture notes : Clinical biochemistry

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beckett, G. J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing , 2005
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