Clinical Chemistry

The fourth edition of this clinical chemistry text covers topics such as biochemical tests in clinical medicine; hydrogen ion homeostasis and blood gases; the gastrointestinal tract; the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland; disorders of carbohydrate metabolism; and plasma proteins and enzymes.

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Clinical Chemistry 4E provides the medical student and clinician with a practical knowledge of body chemistry and how monitoring its fluctuations are an essential part of diagnosing and monitoring disease. Over 250 colour illustrations help you to understand the basis of clinical chemistry and over 95 case studies threaded through the text bring the science into sharp clinical focus. Features: * Excellent illustration program is much stronger than that of any competitors * 95 case studies threaded through text in tinted boxes relating clinical chemistry to real patient scenarios - 5 new case studies including one on genetics * Over 250 two-colour illustrations * Laboratory adult reference ranges provided * Up-to-date further reading references including web site addresses