Clinical Chemistry Principles, Techniques, and Correlationsm

Half Title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 5
Copyright......Page 7
Dedication......Page 9
Contributors......Page 10
Foreword to the Eighth Edition......Page 19
Foreword to the Seventh Edition......Page 21
Preface......Page 24
Acknowledgments......Page 26
Contents......Page 27
PART one Basic Principles and Practice of Clinical Chemistry......Page 69
1 Basic Principles and Practices......Page 70
2 Laboratory Safety and Regulations......Page 149
3 Method Evaluation and Quality Control......Page 186
4 Lean Six Sigma Methodology Basics and Quality Improvement in the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory......Page 275
5 Analytic Techniques......Page 308
6 Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry......Page 359
7 Principles of Clinical Chemistry Automation......Page 394
8 Immunochemical Techniques......Page 437
9 Molecular Theory and Techniques......Page 481
10 Point-of-Care Testing......Page 515
PART two Clinical Correlations and Analytic Procedures......Page 534
11 Amino Acids and Proteins......Page 537
12 Nonprotein Nitrogen Compounds......Page 636
13 Enzymes......Page 674
14 Carbohydrates......Page 740
15 Lipids and Lipoproteins......Page 789
16 Electrolytes......Page 864
17 Blood Gases, pH, and Buffer Systems......Page 941
18 Trace and Toxic Elements......Page 987
19 Porphyrins and Hemoglobin......Page 1033
PART three Assessment of Organ System Functions......Page 1081
20 Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function......Page 1082
21 Adrenal Function......Page 1117
22 Gonadal Function......Page 1157
23 The Thyroid Gland......Page 1199
24 Calcium Homeostasis and Hormonal Regulation......Page 1228
25 Liver Function......Page 1266
26 Laboratory Markers of Cardiac Damage and Function......Page 1325
27 Renal Function......Page 1377
28 Pancreatic Function and Gastrointestinal Function......Page 1430
29 Body Fluid Analysis......Page 1462
PART four Specialty Areas of Clinical Chemistry......Page 1507
31 Toxicology......Page 1553
32 Circulating Tumor Markers: Basic Concepts and Clinical Applications......Page 1596
33 Nutrition Assessment......Page 1630
34 Clinical Chemistry and the Geriatric Patient......Page 1689
35 Clinical Chemistry and the Pediatric Patient......Page 1727
Index......Page 1781