TY - BOOK AU - GAW ALLAN TI - Clinical biochemestry SN - 9780702051791 AV - QP517 .G39 2013 PY - 2001///3 CY - china PB - churchill livingston KW - biochemistry KW - Sex KW - Health aspects KW - Sex customs N1 - The clinical biochemistry laboratory The use of the laboratory The interpretation of results Point of care testing Reference intervals Fluid and electrolyte balance : Concepts and vocabulary Water and sodium balance Hyponatraemia : pathophysiology Hyponatraemia : assessment and management Hypernatraemia Hyperkalaemia Hypokalaemia Intravenous fluid therapy Investigation of renal function (1) Investigation of renal function (2) Urinalysis Proteinuria Acute renal failure Chronic renal failure Acid-base : concepts and vocabulary Metabolic acid-base disorders Respiratory and mixed acid-base disorders Oxygen transport Acid-base disorders : diagnosis and management Proteins and enzymes Immunoglobulins Myocardial infarction Liver function tests Jaundice Liver disease Glucose metabolism and diabetes mellitus Diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes mellitus Diabetic ketoacidosis Hypoglycaemia Calcium regulation and hypocalcaemia Hypercalcaemia Phosphate and magnesium Bone disease Osteoporosis Endocrine control Dynamic function tests Pituitary function Growth disorders and acromegaly. Thyroid pathophysiology Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Adrenocortical pathophysiology Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex Gonadal function Subfertility Nutritional assessment Nutritional support Parenteral nutrition The metabolic response to injury Gastrointestinal disorders Iron Zinc and copper Therapeutic drug monitoring Toxicology Metal poisoning Alcohol Coma Ascites and pleural fluid Cerebrospinal and other body fluids Lipoprotein metabolism Clinical disorders of lipid metabolism Hypertension Cancer and its consequences Tumour markers Multiple endocrine neoplasia Hyperuricaemia Myopathy Biochemistry in the elderly Fetal monitoring and prenatal diagnosis Pregnancy Antenatal screening Screening the newborn for disease Paediatric biochemistry Inborn errors of metabolism Selected inherited disorders Case history comments Web resources N2 - The whole orientation of this book is to concentrate on how clinical biochemistry relates to the care of the patient and to ensure that the medical student understands how to interpret laboratory results UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0612/2005925978.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0663/2005925978-d.html ER -