TY - BOOK AU - Murphy,Michael J. AU - Srivastava,Rajeev AU - Deans,Kevin TI - Clinical biochemistry: an illustrated colour text SN - 9780702072970 AV - RB112.5 U1 - 572 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Elsevier KW - Biochemistry KW - Clinical medicine KW - Clinical Medicine KW - Biochimie KW - Médecine clinique KW - biochemistry KW - aat KW - SCIENCE KW - Life Sciences KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Fulltext KW - NATCOLCK KW - Internet Resources N1 - Revised edition of: Clinical biochemistry : an illustrated colour text / Allan Gaw [and others]. 5th ed. 2013; Includes bibliographical references and index; The clinical biochemistry laboratory -- The use of the laboratory -- Interpretation of results : general -- Interpretation of results : diagnosis -- Interpretation of results : monitoring -- Analytical aspects -- Fluid and electrolytes : basic concepts -- Water and sodium balance : physiological mechanisms -- 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 kidney injury -- Chronic kidney disease -- Acid-base : concepts and vocabulary -- Metabolic acid-base disorders -- Respiratory and mixed acid-base disorders -- 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 -- Metabolic bone disease -- Osteoporosis and fragility fractures -- 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 -- Ascites -- Pleural fluid -- Cerebrospinal fluid -- Identification of body fluids -- Lipoprotein metabolism -- Clinical disorders of lipid metabolism -- Hypertension -- Cancer and its consequences -- Tumour markers -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia -- Hyperuricaemia -- Myopathy -- 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 N2 - "This comprehensively revised edition of Clinical Biochemistry offers essential reading for today's students of medicine and other health science disciplines - indeed, anyone who requires a concise, practical introduction to the subject. Topics are clearly presented in a series of double-page 'learning units', each covering a particular aspect of clinical biochemistry"--Publisher's description UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/hse.ie?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.clinicalkey.com%2fdura%2fbrowse%2fbookChapter%2f3-s2.0-C20160013438 ER -