Part 1 Basic Principles and Practices in Clinical Chemistry

Chapter 1 Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry

Chapter 2 Laboratory Safety and Regulations

Chapter 3 Quality Management in the Clinical Laboratory

Chapter 4 Analytic Techniques

Chapter 5 Clinical Chemistry Automation

Part 2 Analytic Procedures and Clinical Correlation

Chapter 6 Amino Acids and Proteins

Chapter 7 Nonprotein Nitrogen Compounds

Chapter 8 Enzymes

Chapter 9 Carbohydrates

Chapter 10 Lipids and Lipoproteins

Chapter 11 Electrolytes

Chapter 12 Blood Gases, pH, and Buffer Systems

Part 3 Endocrinology and Clinical Correlation

Chapter 13 Basic Endocrinology

Chapter 14 Thyroid Function

Chapter 15 Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function

Chapter 16 Adrenal Function

Chapter 17 Gonadal Function

Chapter 18 Parathyroid Function

Part 4 Organ Systems and Clinical Correlation

Chapter 19 Liver Function

Chapter 20 Cardiac Function

Chapter 21 Renal Function

Chapter 22 Pancreatic Function

Part 5 Specialty Areas of Clinical Chemistry

Chapter 23 Body Fluid Analysis

Chapter 24 Pregnancy and Prenatal Testing

Chapter 25 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Chapter 26 Toxicology

Chapter 27 Trace Elements, Toxic Elements, and Vitamins

Chapter 28 Tumor Markers

Chapter 29 Point-of-Care Testing

Chapter 30 Newborn and Pediatric Clinical Chemistry

Chapter 31 Geriatric Clinical Chemistry

Appendix Glossary

Appendix Index

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