Clinical Chemistry, Immunology and Laboratory Quality Control: A Comprehensive Review for Board Preparation, Certification and Clinical Practice, Second Edition presents core topics and 70 case studies that illustrate the application of clinical chemistry knowledge to everyday patient care. This succinct reference offers practical examples of how things function in the pathology clinic with useful lists, key points, case studies and a bullet point format ideal for quick pre-board review. While larger textbooks in clinical chemistry provide highly detailed information regarding instrumentation and statistics, this book is designed to educate senior medical students, residents and fellows on how tests are performed.
This second edition successfully helps pathology residents gain command of clinical chemistry, toxicology, immunology, and laboratory statistics in an effort to help them prepare for the American Board of Pathology examination. Clinical chemistry is a topic in which many senior medical students and pathology residents face challenges.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Preface - p. xix 7. Chapter 1. Instrumentation and analytical methods - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Immunoassay design and issues of interferences - p. 25 9. Chapter 3. Preanalytical variables - p. 47 10. Chapter 4. Laboratory statistics and quality control - p. 59 11. Chapter 5. Water homeostasis electrolytes and acid-base balance - p. 87 12. Chapter 6. Lipid metabolism and disorders - p. 105 13. Chapter 7. Carbohydrate metabolism, diabetes, and hypoglycemia - p. 127 14. Chapter 8. Cardiac markers - p. 149 15. Chapter 9. Endocrinology - p. 173 16. Chapter 10. Liver diseases and liver function tests - p. 207 17. Chapter 11. Renal function tests - p. 229 18. Chapter 12. Inborn errors of metabolism - p. 254 19. Chapter 13. Tumor markers - p. 269 20. Chapter 14. Therapeutic drug monitoring - p. 306 21. Chapter 15. Interferences in therapeutic drug monitoring - p. 325 22. Chapter 16. Drugs of abuse testing - p. 337 23. Chapter 17. Designer drugs, date rape drugs, LSD, volatiles, magic mushroom, and peyote cactus abuse - p. 361 24. Chapter 18. Testing for ethyl alcohol (alcohol) and other volatiles - p. 381 25. Chapter 19. Common poisonings including heavy metal poisoning - p. 405 26. Chapter 20. Pharmacogenomics - p. 421 27. Chapter 21. Point-of-care testing - p. 433 28. Chapter 22. Biotin interferences with immunoassays - p. 445 29. Chapter 23. Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemia - p. 457 30. Chapter 24. Protein electrophoresis and immunofixation - p. 489 31. Chapter 25. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis testing - p. 513 32. Chapter 26. Autoimmunity, complement, and immunodeficiency - p. 535 33. Chapter 27. Effect of herbal supplements on clinical laboratory test results - p. 557 34. Index - p. 571
Clinical Chemistry, Immunology and Laboratory Quality Control: A Comprehensive Review for Board Preparation, Certification and Clinical Practice, Second Edition presents core topics and 70 case studies that illustrate the application of clinical chemistry knowledge to everyday patient care. This succinct reference offers practical examples of how things function in the pathology clinic with useful lists, key points, case studies and a bullet point format ideal for quick pre-board review. While larger textbooks in clinical chemistry provide highly detailed information regarding instrumentation and statistics, this book is designed to educate senior medical students, residents and fellows on how tests are performed.
This second edition successfully helps pathology residents gain command of clinical chemistry, toxicology, immunology, and laboratory statistics in an effort to help them prepare for the American Board of Pathology examination. Clinical chemistry is a topic in which many senior medical students and pathology residents face challenges.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Preface - p. xix 7. Chapter 1. Instrumentation and analytical methods - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Immunoassay design and issues of interferences - p. 25 9. Chapter 3. Preanalytical variables - p. 47 10. Chapter 4. Laboratory statistics and quality control - p. 59 11. Chapter 5. Water homeostasis electrolytes and acid-base balance - p. 87 12. Chapter 6. Lipid metabolism and disorders - p. 105 13. Chapter 7. Carbohydrate metabolism, diabetes, and hypoglycemia - p. 127 14. Chapter 8. Cardiac markers - p. 149 15. Chapter 9. Endocrinology - p. 173 16. Chapter 10. Liver diseases and liver function tests - p. 207 17. Chapter 11. Renal function tests - p. 229 18. Chapter 12. Inborn errors of metabolism - p. 254 19. Chapter 13. Tumor markers - p. 269 20. Chapter 14. Therapeutic drug monitoring - p. 306 21. Chapter 15. Interferences in therapeutic drug monitoring - p. 325 22. Chapter 16. Drugs of abuse testing - p. 337 23. Chapter 17. Designer drugs, date rape drugs, LSD, volatiles, magic mushroom, and peyote cactus abuse - p. 361 24. Chapter 18. Testing for ethyl alcohol (alcohol) and other volatiles - p. 381 25. Chapter 19. Common poisonings including heavy metal poisoning - p. 405 26. Chapter 20. Pharmacogenomics - p. 421 27. Chapter 21. Point-of-care testing - p. 433 28. Chapter 22. Biotin interferences with immunoassays - p. 445 29. Chapter 23. Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemia - p. 457 30. Chapter 24. Protein electrophoresis and immunofixation - p. 489 31. Chapter 25. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis testing - p. 513 32. Chapter 26. Autoimmunity, complement, and immunodeficiency - p. 535 33. Chapter 27. Effect of herbal supplements on clinical laboratory test results - p. 557 34. Index - p. 571
