Mind Maps in Clinical Chemistry presents information about clinical laboratory techniques for junior healthcare professionals, medical residents and students. Each chapter enables readers to suggest, arrange and interpret clinical chemistry tests effectively with the objective of enhancing clinical care.
Chapters of this part cover a range of topics focused on biochemical analysis including tumor detection, special topics in clinical biochemistry, the clinical chemistry of diseases, lab instrumentation and reference ranges of diseases.
Key Features:
- Topic-based presentation through 31 chapters in 6 sections
- Coverage of practical and theoretical knowledge
- Lucid and integrated presentation of concepts
- Wide range of topics covered including tumour detection, special topics in clinical biochemistry, the clinical chemistry of diseases, lab instrumentation and reference ranges in medical diagnosis
- Packed with practical lab testing information
Mind Maps in Clinical Chemistry is an ideal textbook for quick and easy learning of clinical laboratory knowledge for undergraduate and graduate students as well as teachers instructing courses at these levels.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Role of Biochemistry in Tumor Detection
2. Role of Clinical Laboratory
3. Recent Advances in Clinical Lab
4. Automation in Clinical Laboratory
5. Clinical Laboratory Information System
6. Role of Clinical Laboratory in Organ Transplantation Program
7. Setting of a Clinical Laboratory
8. Various Body Fluids
9. Organ Panels
10. General Laboratory Techniques and Procedures: Introduction
11. General Lab Techniques
12. Carbohydrates
13. Proteins
14. Milk Analysis
15. Urine Exercises
16. Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
17. Enzyme Activity
18. Urea Estimation
19. Creatinine
20. Uric Acid
21. Glucose (Sugar)
22. Bilirubin
23. Proteins
24. Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
25. Calcium and Phosphorus
26. Amylase
27. Cholesterol
28. Gastric Juice Analysis
29. Spectroscopic Examination of Blood
30. Stone Analysis
31. Reference range of various parameters in Clinical Lab
Subject Index
Author
- Simmi Kharb
