Title: Tietz textbook of clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics /
Authors: Burtis, Carl A.; Ashwood, Edward R., 1953-; Bruns, David E., 1941-; Tietz, Norbert W., 1926-
Publisher: Elsevier/Saunders,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; Chemistry, Clinical methods; Clinical chemistry
Abstract: "As the definitive reference for clinical chemistry, Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 5th Edition offers the most current and authoritative guidance on selecting, performing, and evaluating results of new and established laboratory tests. Up-to-date encyclopedic coverage details everything you need to know, including: analytical criteria for the medical usefulness of laboratory procedures; new approaches for establishing reference ranges; variables that affect tests and results; the impact of modern analytical tools on lab management and costs; and applications of statistical methods. In addition to updated content throughout, this two-color edition also features a new chapter on hemostasis and the latest advances in molecular diagnostics."--Publisher's website.
Contents: Clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, and laboratory medicine -- Selection and analytical evaluation of methods- with statistical techniques -- Clinical utility of laboratory tests -- Evidence-based laboratory medicine -- Establishment and use of reference values -- Preanalytical variables and biological variation -- Specimen collection and processing -- Quality management -- Principles of basic techniques and laboratory safety -- Optical techniques -- Electrochemistry and chemical sensors -- Electrophoresis -- Chromatography and extraction -- Mass spectrometry -- Enzyme and rate analyses -- Principles of immunochemical techniques -- Nucleic acid techniques -- Microfabrication and microfluidics and their application to clinical diagnostics -- Automation in the clinical laboratory -- Point-of-care instrumentation -- Amino acids, peptides, and proteins -- Serum enzymes -- Enzymes of the red blood cell -- Tumor markers -- Kidney function tests -- Carbohydrates --