Clinical Biochemistry: An Illustrated Colour Text(Illustrated Colour Text)

Clinical Biochemistry is a best-selling textbook, with global sales of well over 80,000. It is used across the world, and has been translated into ten languages. Over six successive editions, it has provided students with just the right amount of information they need to understand and apply clinical biochemistry in a clinical context. It is aimed fairly and squarely at those who are new to the subject, and is suitable for undergraduates across a range of courses including medicine, nursing, biomedical science, pharmacy and life sciences. Junior doctors will also find it useful. The seventh edition retains the same practical and patient-centred approach that has made previous editions so popular. Despite its accessibility, there is no 'dumbing-down': all essential information is covered. The illustrations, which are a major part of its visual appeal, have been revisited and updated. This book is an ideal source for understanding the background to biochemical tests and how they should be interpreted. It will help you apply your learning in the clinical context. The same basic structure that has proved successful previously has been retained; sections on core biochemistry, endocrinology and specialised investigations follow an introductory section. Clinical notes and case histories on help you to apply learning to clinical practice Covers the bulk of routine analyses and their relevance to the clinical setting Addresses real-world practicalities, such as how modern hospital laboratories work, and how test results should be interpreted Each topic presented on a richly illustrated two-page spread for easier understanding MCQs for each chapter Accompanying e-book now includes some animations A new chapter on the pancreas, as well as two chapters that explain how some analyses are done - methods involving antibodies, and methods that separate and identify analytes

Table of Contents:
Part 1: Introducing clinical biochemistry 1. The clinical biochemistry laboratory 2. The use of the laboratory 3. Interpretation of results: general 4. Interpretation of results: diagnosis 5. Interpretation of results: monitoring 6. Analytical aspects Part 2: Core biochemistry 7. Fluid and electrolytes: basic concepts 8. Water and sodium balance: physiological mechanisms 9. Hyponatraemia: pathophysiology 10. Hyponatraemia: assessment and management 11. Hypernatraemia 12. Hyperkalaemia 13. Hypokalaemia 14. Intravenous fluid therapy 15. Investigation of renal function (1) 16. Investigation of renal function (2) 17. Urinalysis 18. Proteinuria 19. Acute kidney injury 20. Chronic kidney disease 21. Acid-base: concepts and vocabulary 22. Metabolic acid-base disorders 23. Respiratory and mixed acid-base disorders 24. Acid-base disorders: diagnosis and management 25. Proteins and enzymes 26. Immunoglobulins 27. Myocardial infarction 28. Liver function tests 29. Jaundice 30. Liver disease 31. Glucose metabolism and diabetes mellitus 32. Diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes mellitus 33. Diabetic ketoacidosis 34. Hypoglycaemia 35. Calcium regulation and hypocalcaemia 36. Hypercalcaemia 37. Phosphate and magnesium 38. Metabolic bone disease 39. Osteoporosis and fragility fractures Part 3: Endocrinology 40. Endocrine control 41. Dynamic function tests 42. Pituitary function 43. Growth disorders and acromegaly 44. Thyroid pathophysiology 45. Hypothyroidism 46. Hyperthyroidism 47. Adrenocortical pathophysiology 48. Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex 49. Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex 50. Gonadal function 51. Subfertility Part 4: Specialised investigations 52. Nutritional assessment 53. Nutritional support 54. Parenteral nutrition 55. The metabolic response to injury 56. Gastrointestinal disorders 57. Disorders of the pancreas 58. Iron 59. Zinc and copper 60. Therapeutic drug monitoring 61. Toxicology 62. Metal poisoning 63. Alcohol 64. Ascites 65. Pleural fluid 66. Cerebrospinal fluid 67. Identification of body fluids 68. Lipoprotein metabolism 69. Clinical disorders of lipid metabolism 70. Hypertension 71. Cancer and its consequences 72. Tumour markers 73. Multiple endocrine neoplasia 74. Hyperuricaemia 75. Myopathy 76. Fetal monitoring and prenatal diagnosis 77. Pregnancy 78. Antenatal screening 79. Screening the newborn for disease 80. Paediatric biochemistry 81. Inborn errors of metabolism 82. Methods involving antibodies: immunoassay 83. Methods to separate and identify molecules 84. Selected inherited disorders