TY - BOOK AU - Smith,A.F. TI - Lecture notes on clinical biochemistry T2 - Lecture notes series SN - 0632048344 U1 - 616.07/56 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Oxford, Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Science KW - Clinical chemistry KW - Clinical biochemistry KW - Biochemistry N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306) and index; Machine derived contents note: Preface to the sixth edition. -- List of abbreviations. -- Chapter 1 Requesting and Interpreting Tests. -- Chapter 2 Disturbances of Water Sodium and Potassium Balance. -- Chapter 3 Acid?Base Balance and Oxygen Transport. -- Chapter 4 Renal Disease. -- Chapter 5 Disorders of Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphate Metabolism. -- Chapter 6 Trauma, Inflammation, Immunity and Malignancy. -- Chapter 7 Liver Disease. -- Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal Tract Disease. -- Chapter 9 Nutrition. -- Chapter 10 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycaemia. -- Chapter 11 Cardiovascular Disorders. -- Chapter 12 Disorders of Iron and Porphyrin Metabolism. -- Chapter 13 Uric Acid, Gout and Purine Metabolism. -- Chapter 14 Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary. -- Chapter 15 Abnormailities of the Thyroid Function. -- Chapter 16 Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex and Medulla. -- Chapter 17 Investigation of Gonadal Function, Infertility, Menstrual Irregularities and Hirsutism. -- Chapter 18 Pregnancy and Antenatal Screening. -- Chapter 19 Clinical Biochemistry in Paediatrics and Geriatric. -- Chapter 20 Central Nervous System and Cerebrospinal Fluid. -- Chapter 21 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Chemical Toxicology. -- Appendix. -- Index ER -