Clinical chemistry: principles, procedures, correlations

Pt. I. Basic Principles and Practice of Clinical Chemistry

Ch. 1. Basic Principles and Practice of Clinical Chemistry / Eileen Carreiro-Lewandowski

Ch. 2. Laboratory Safety and Regulations / Carolyn Houghton and Mary Ruth Beckham

Ch. 3. Quality Control and Statistics / George S. Cembrowski, Anne M. Sullivan and Tammy L. Hofer

Ch. 4. Analytical Techniques and Instrumentation / Alan H. B. Wu

Ch. 5. Immunoassays and Nucleic Acid Probe Techniques / Catherine Sheehan

Ch. 6. Principles of Clinical Chemistry Automation / Larry Schoeff

Ch. 7. Point-of-Care Testing / Steve Bradley

Pt. 2. Clinical Correlations and Analytical Procedures

Ch. 8. Amino Acids and Proteins / Barbara J. Lindsey

Ch. 9. Enzymes / Robin Gaynor Krefetz

Ch. 10. Carbohydrates / Vicki S. Freeman

Ch. 11. Lipids and Lipoproteins / Judith R. McNamara, G. Russell Warnick and Lily L. Wu

Ch. 12. Nonprotein Nitrogen / Dennis W. Jay

Ch. 13. Porphyrins and Hemoglobin / Louann W. Lawrence

Ch. 14. Electrolytes / Joan E. Polancic

Ch. 15. Trace Elements / Susan A. Hurgunow

Ch. 16. Blood Gases, pH, and Buffer Systems / Sharon S. Ehrmeyer and Kevin D. Fallon

Pt. 3. Assessment of Organ System Functions

Ch. 17. Liver Function / Edward P. Fody

Ch. 18. Endocrinology / Shauna C. Anderson

Ch. 19. Thyroid Function / H. Jesse Guiles

Ch. 20. Cardiac Function / Lynn Ingram

Ch. 21. Renal Function / Carol J. Skarzynski and Alan H. B. Wu

Ch. 22. Pancreatic Function / Edward P. Fody

Ch. 23. Gastrointestinal Function / Edward P. Fody

Ch. 24. Body Fluid Analysis / Frank A. Sedor

Pt. 4. Specialty Areas of Clinical Chemistry

Ch. 25. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring / David P. Thorne

Ch. 26. Toxicology / David P. Thome

Ch. 27. Tumor Markers / Anthony W. Butch, Nicole A. Massoll and Alex A. Pappas

Ch. 28. Vitamins and Nutritional Assessment / A. Michael Spiekerman

Ch. 29. Clinical Chemistry and the Geriatric Patient / Janet L. Duben-Engelkirk and Sharon M. Miller

Ch. 30. Pediatric Clinical Chemistry / John E. Sherwin and Juan R. Sobenes

App. A. Selected Laboratory Abbreviations

App. B. Basic SI Units

App. C. Prefixes to be Used with SI Units

App. D. Basic Clinical Laboratory Conversions

App. E. Conversion of Traditional Units to SI Units for Common Chemistry Analytes

App. F. Greek Alphabet Table

App. G. Concentrations of Commonly Used Acids and Bases with Related Formulas

App. H. Examples of Incompatible Chemicals

App. I. Nomogram for the Determination of Body Surface Area

App. J. Relative Centrifugal Force Nomograph

App. K. Centrifugation - Speed and Time Adjustment

App. L. Percent Transmittance-Absorbance Conversion Table

App. M. Selected Atomic Weights

App. N. Selected Radioactive Elements

App. O. Characteristics of Types of Glass

App. P. Characteristics of Types of Plastic

App. Q. Chemical Resistance of Types of Plastic

App. R. Cleaning Labware

App. S. Summary Table of Pharmacokinetic Parameters

App. T. Selected Information on Commonly Abused Drugs

App. U. Periodic Chart of the Elements.