Overview

Whether you are following an integrated or a more traditional medical course, you may find chemical pathology and metabolic medicine constitutes one of the more difficult subjects to grasp. What you need is a textbook that not only explains the biochemical underpinnings of metabolic medicine, but one that also integrates laboratory findings with clincal practice. Look no further... Clinical Chemistry and Metabolic Medicine is entirely updated to reflect the new curriculum and the changes in our understanding of clinical biochemistry. The text is revised by an author with years of teaching experience who has carefully retained the strengh of Zilva and Pannall's classic textbook - readability, a firm basis in the underlying science, and a clear focus on clinical relevance. The seventh edition of Clinical Chemistry and Metabolic Medicine re-establishes the title as the premier textbook in the field, and is essential reading for all medical students through to postgraduate trainees in medicine and candidates for the MRCP and MRCPath. General practitioners and hospital doctors may also find this text helpful in the diagnosis and management of patients with metabolic disorders.

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Author:   Martin Crook
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
Edition:   7th New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.182kg
ISBN:  

9780340906163

ISBN 10:   0340906162
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   28 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1. Requesting laboratory tests and interpreting the results 2. Water and sodium 3. The kidneys 4. Acid-base disturbances 5. Potassium 6. Calcium, phosphate and magnesium 7. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland 8. The adrenal cortex 9. The reproductive system 10. Pregnancy and infertility 11. Thyroid function 12. Carbohydrate metabolism 13. Plasma lipids and lipoproteins 14. Nutrition 15. Vitamins, trace elements and metals 16. The gastrointestinal tract 17. Liver disorders and gall stones 18. Plasma enzymes in diagnosis (clinical enzymology) 19. Proteins in plasma and urine 20. Purine and urate metabolism 21. Disorders of haem metabolism: iron and the porphyrias 22. Cardiovascular disease 23. Cerebrospinal and pleural fluid 24. Metabolic effects of tumours 25. Therapeutic drug monitoring and poisoning 26. Clinical biochemistry at the extremes of age 27. Inborn errors of metabolism 28. Genetics and DNA-based technology in clinical biochemistry 29. Patient sample collection and use of the laboratory 30. Point of care testing Appendix 1 Units in clinical chemistry Appendix 2 Abbreviations used in the text

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Clever use of case studies also enables the reader to see the application of the theory and test their understanding. The structure of the book will enable those who do not want to know all the detail, to be selective. -- Dr Simon Hamer, www.univadis.co.uk

Clever use of case studies also enables the reader to see the application of the theory and test their understanding. The structure of the book will enable those who do not want to know all the detail, to be selective. -- Dr Simon Hamer, www.univadis.co.uk

Author Information

Martin Crook BSc MB BS PhD FRCPath FRCPI FRCP Consultant Chemical Pathologist and Lipidologist, Guy's, St Thomas' and University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK

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