Lecture notes : clinical biochemistry

✍ Scribed by Walker, Simon W.; Ashby, Peter; Rae, Peter; Beckett, Geoffrey J

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 304
• Series: Lecture Notes
• Edition: 9
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

''A comprehensive yet concise overview of the science behind common biochemical investigations, clearly demonstrating the reasoning for choosing different tests and how these are made within the clinical setting. This edition includes a range of case studies to demonstrate how key concepts apply to day-to-day practice, flow charts clearly demonstrating reasoning, processes and diagnostics, learning objectives at the start of each chapter, and a companion website featuring self-assessment and downloadable ''key points'' slides to aid revision. This title is ideal for medical students, junior doctors, and anyone looking for a summary of biochemistry and its relevance to the clinical setting''--Provided by publisher

✦ Table of Contents

Content: ""Series Info""
""Title Page""
""Copyright""
""Preface""
""List of abbreviations""
""How to use your textbook""
""Features contained within your textbook""
""About the companion website""
""Chapter 1: Requesting and interpreting tests""
""Introduction""
""Collection of specimens""
""The use of clinical biochemistry tests""
""Point of care testing (POCT) (Table 1.5)""
""Interpretation of clinical biochemistry tests""
""Sources of variation in test results""
""Audit in clinical biochemistry""
""The audit process"" ""Chapter 2: Disturbances of water, sodium and potassium balance""""Introduction""
""Water and sodium balance""
""Potassium balance""
""Other investigations in disordered K+ metabolism""
""Fluid and electrolyte balance in surgical patients""
""Intravenous fluid administration""
""Chapter 3: Acidâ€"base balance and oxygen transport""
""Introduction""
""Transport of carbon dioxide""
""Renal mechanisms for HCOâˆ' 3 reabsorption and H+ excretion""
""Buffering of hydrogen ions""
""Investigating acidâ€"base balance""
""Disturbances of acidâ€"base status"" ""Interpretation of results of acidâ€"base assessment""""Other investigations in acidâ€"base assessment""
""Treatment of acidâ€"base disturbances""
""Oxygen transport""
""Indications for full blood acidâ€"base and oxygen measurements""
""Respiratory insufficiency""
""Oxygen therapy""
""Chapter 4: Renal disease""
""Introduction""
""Impaired renal function""
""Tests of glomerular function""
""Tests of tubular function""
""Renal handling of sodium and potassium""
""Proteinuria""
""Renal stones""
""Chapter 5: Disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism"" ""Calcium homeostasis""""Hypercalcaemia""
""Hypocalcaemia""
""Metabolic bone disease""
""Phosphate metabolism""
""Magnesium metabolism""
""Chapter 6: Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia""
""Glucose homeostasis""
""Diabetes mellitus""
""Hypoglycaemia""
""Chapter 7: Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary""
""Introduction""
""The hypothalamus""
""Anterior pituitary hormones""
""Hyperprolactinaemia in psychiatric patients""
""Endocrine changes in anorexia nervosa""
""Anterior pituitary disease and its investigation""
""Posterior pituitary hormones"" ""Chapter 8: Abnormalities of thyroid function""""Introduction""
""Thyroid hormone synthesis, action and metabolism""
""Investigations to determine thyroid status""
""Interpreting results of thyroid function tests""
""Miscellaneous chemical tests and thyroid disease""
""Chapter 9: Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medulla""
""Introduction""
""Regulation of adrenal steroid hormone synthesis and secretion""
""Investigation of suspected adrenocortical hyperfunction""
""Investigation of suspected adrenocortical hypofunction""
""Biochemical tests in the investigation of hypertension""