Clinical laboratory chemistry
Robert L. Sunheimer, Linda Graves.
- 1st ed.
- Boston Prentice Hall c2011.
- xii, 557 p. ill. 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Laboratory basics -- Instrumentation -- Laboratory automation -- Laboratory operations -- Immunoassays -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease -- Amino acids and proteins -- Enzymes -- Tumor markers -- Nonprotein nitrogen and renal function -- Body water and electrolyte homeostasis -- Blood gases, pH, and acid-base balance -- Mineral and bone metabolism -- The endocrine system -- Gastrointestinal function -- Pancreas -- Cardiac function -- Liver function -- Iron, porphyrins, and hemoglobin -- Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) -- Toxicology -- Trace elements -- Vitamins -- Molecular diagnostics.