Main description:

Clinical Biochemistry, second edition, is essential reading for all students studying clinical biochemistry, especially those on biomedical science courses.

The book concentrates on the areas of body function required for the maintenance of health. These include:

input
control
processing
transport and storage
defence and output

Each chapter provides an introduction to pathophysiology; how biochemical changes arise as a result of disease processes. The book also describes the important methods used in clinical biochemistry laboratories to show how biochemical changes are measured and how they change during disease.

This edition has been substantially revised to incorporate the latest developments in genomics, proteomics and biosensors. The book also benefits from an improved design and layout to aid student understanding.

Contents:

1. What is clinical biochemistry?

2. Nutrition and drugs

3. Digestion

4. Genetic control

5. Endocrinology

6. Thyroid hormones

7. Control of water and electrolyte metabolism

8. Control of calcium metabolism

9. Control of carbohydrate metabolism

10. Enzymes

11. Inborn errors of metabolism

12. Plasma proteins

13. Lipid and lipoproteins

14. Acid-base balance and blood gases

15. Immunoglobulins

16. Proteins of the innate immune system

17. Kidney function

18. Liver function

Index