Handbook Of Clinical Biochemistry (2nd Edition)

by Ramasamyiyer Swaminathan

Overview

This book discusses the clinical biochemistry of commonly measured analytes. It gives hard numerical data not only for the distribution and balance of analytes, but also for differential diagnosis and treatment. For each analyte distribution, balance and assessment of status, causes and consequences of abnormal values, investigation and treatment options are presented.Every chapter begins with a brief review of the physiology and biochemistry, followed by descriptions of the changes in diseases and how biochemical tests may help in their diagnosis and management. The principle behind the normal and abnormal functions of tissues and organs is explained. This book provides clear and concise coverage for medical students, junior doctors, clinical biochemists and medical technologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789812837370
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/15/2011
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	816
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Department of Chemical Pathology

Table of Contents

1. Interpretation of Biochemical Tests
2. Disorders of Fluid Balance
3. Potassium
4. Disorders of Acid-Base Balance
5. The Kidneys
6. Calcium Metabolism
7. Magnesium
8. Disorders of Phosphate Metabolism
9. Metabolic Bone Disease
10. Carbohydrate Metabolism and its Disorders
11. Lipids, Lipoproteins and Heart Disease
12. Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease
13. Clinical Enzymology
14. Proteins
15. Liver
16. Gastrointestinal Tract
17. Nutrition
18. The Hypothalmus and Pituitary
19. Reproductive System
20. Adrenal Cortex
21. Thyroid
22. Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology
23. Malignancy and Clinical Biochemistry
24. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology
25. Inherited Metabolic Diseases
26. Disorders of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
27. Clinical Biochemistry in Paediatrics and Genetics
28. Cerebrospinal Fluid