Clinical Chemistry in Diagnosis and Treatment

Joan F. Zilva, P.R. Pannall, Philip D. Mayne (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

512 Seiten

1988 | 5th Revised edition
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-7131-4542-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This is a clinically oriented book which includes practical advice about investigation and treatment, and which aims to instil a rational and safe approach to the use of chemical pathology (clinical chemistry). This 5th edition includes a new chapter on the clinical chemistry of the newborn. Investigation sections outline a step-by-step approach to diagnosis. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.

Inhalt

The kidney - renal calculi; sodium and water metabolism; potassium metabolism - diuretic therapy; hydrogen ion homeostasis - blood gas levels; the hypothalamus and pituitary gland; adrenal cortex - ACTH; the reproductive system - pregnancy; thyroid function - TSH; calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism; carbohydrate metabolism and its interrelationships; plasma lipids and lipoproteins; intestinal absorption - gastric and pancreatic function; vitamins; liver disease and gall stones; plasma enzymes in diagnosis; proteins in plasma and urine; clinical chemistry of the newborn; inborn errors of metabolism; purine and urate metabolism; iron metabolism; the porphyrias; biochemical effects of tumours; the cerebrospinal fluid; drug monitoring; the clinician's contribution to valid results; requesting tests and interpreting results.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.1988
• Zusatzinfo: 61 line drawings, index
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 1 x 1 mm
• Gewicht: 595 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• ISBN-10: 0-7131-4542-0 / 0713145420
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7131-4542-7 / 9780713145427
• Zustand: Neuware