Clinical Biochemistry, 7th Edition - An Illustrated Colour Text

ISBN Number

9780323880572

Main Author

By Michael Murphy, MA MD FRCP FRCPath, Rajeev Srivastava, MS FRCS FRCPath and Kevin Deans, PhD FRCP FRCPath

Trim

210w x 297h

Imprint

Elsevier

Page Count

200

Publication Date

7 Sep 2023

Description

Clinical Biochemistry is a best-selling textbook, with global sales of well over 80,000. It is used across the world, and has been translated into ten languages. Over six successive editions, it has provided students with just the right amount of information they need to understand and apply clinical biochemistry in a clinical context. It is aimed fairly and squarely at those who are new to the subject, and is suitable for undergraduates across a range of courses including medicine, nursing, biomedical science, pharmacy and life sciences. Junior doctors will also find it useful.

The seventh edition retains the same practical and patient-centred approach that has made previous editions so popular. Despite its accessibility, there is no 'dumbing-down': all essential information is covered. The illustrations, which are a major part of its visual appeal, have been revisited and updated.

This book is an ideal source for understanding the background to biochemical tests and how they should be interpreted. It will help you apply your learning in the clinical context. The same basic structure that has proved successful previously has been retained; sections on core biochemistry, endocrinology and specialised investigations follow an introductory section.

New to this edition

A new chapter on the pancreas, as well as two chapters that explain how some analyses are done - methods involving antibodies, and methods that separate and identify analytes.

Key Features

Clinical notes and case histories on help you to apply learning to clinical practice

Covers the bulk of routine analyses and their relevance to the clinical setting

Addresses real-world practicalities, such as how modern hospital laboratories work, and how test results should be interpreted

Each topic presented on a richly illustrated two-page spread for easier understanding

MCQs for each chapter

Accompanying e-book now includes some animations

Table Of Contents

Part 1: Introducing clinical biochemistry

1 The clinical biochemistry laboratory

2 The use of the laboratory

3 Interpretation of results: general

4 Interpretation of results: diagnosis

5 Interpretation of results: monitoring

6 Analytical aspects

Part 2: Core biochemistry

7 Fluid and electrolytes: basic concepts

8 Water and sodium balance: physiological mechanisms

9 Hyponatraemia: pathophysiology

10 Hyponatraemia: assessment and management

11 Hypernatraemia

12 Hyperkalaemia

13 Hypokalaemia

14 Intravenous fluid therapy

15 Investigation of renal function (1)

16 Investigation of renal function (2)

17 Urinalysis

18 Proteinuria

19 Acute kidney injury

20 Chronic kidney disease

21 Acid–base: concepts and vocabulary

22 Metabolic acid–base disorders

23 Respiratory and mixed acid–base disorders

24 Acid–base disorders: diagnosis and management

25 Proteins and enzymes

26 Immunoglobulins

27 Myocardial infarction

28 Liver function tests

29 Jaundice

30 Liver disease

31 Glucose metabolism and diabetes mellitus

32 Diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes mellitus

33 Diabetic ketoacidosis

34 Hypoglycaemia

35 Calcium regulation and hypocalcaemia

36 Hypercalcaemia

37 Phosphate and magnesium

38 Metabolic bone disease

39 Osteoporosis and fragility fractures

Part 3: Endocrinology

40 Endocrine control

41 Dynamic function tests

42 Pituitary function

43 Growth disorders andacromegaly

44 Thyroid pathophysiology

45 Hypothyroidism

46 Hyperthyroidism

47 Adrenocortical pathophysiology

48 Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex

49 Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex

50 Gonadal function

51 Subfertility

Part 4: Specialised investigations

52 Nutritional assessment

53 Nutritional support

54 Parenteral nutrition

55 The metabolic response to injury

56 Gastrointestinal disorders

57 Disorders of the pancreas

58 Iron

59 Zinc and copper

60 Therapeutic drug monitoring

61 Toxicology

62 Metal poisoning

63 Alcohol

64 Ascites

65 Pleural fluid

66 Cerebrospinal fluid

67 Identification of body fluids

68 Lipoprotein metabolism

69 Clinical disorders of lipid metabolism

70 Hypertension

71 Cancer and its consequences

72 Tumour markers

73 Multiple endocrine neoplasia

74 Hyperuricaemia

75 Myopathy

76 Fetal monitoring and prenatal diagnosis

77 Pregnancy

78 Antenatal screening

79 Screening the newborn for disease

80 Paediatric biochemistry

81 Inborn errors of metabolism

82 Methods involving antibodies: immunoassay

83 Methods to separate and identify molecules

84 Selected inherited disorders

Case history comments

Index

Author Information

By Michael Murphy, MA MD FRCP FRCPath, Clinical Reader in Biochemical Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK; Rajeev Srivastava, MS FRCS FRCPath, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Glasgow, UK and Kevin Deans, PhD FRCP FRCPath, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK