Lecture notes.
Contributors: Beckett, G. J.
Edition: 7th ed. / Geoffrey Beckett ... [et al.]
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781405129596
Subjects: Clinical chemistry; Clinical biochemistry; Biochemistry; Clinical Chemistry Tests; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Pathology, Clinical -- methods
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Requesting and interpreting tests; title: Disturbances of water, sodium and potassium balance; title: Acid-base balance and oxygen transport; title: Renal disease; title: Disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism; title: Trauma, inflammation, immunity and malignancy; title: Liver disease; title: Gastrointestinal tract disease; title: Nutrition; title: Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia; title: Cardiovascular disorders; title: Disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism; title: Uric acid, gout and purine metabolism; title: Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary; title: Abnormalities of thyroid function; title: Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medualla; title: Investigation of gonadal function, infertility, menstrual irregularities and hirsutism; title: Pregnancy and antenatal screening; title: Clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and geriatrics; title: Central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid; title: Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology.