• Fully revised throughout to reflect latest advances in the field as relevant to clinical practice • New and updated clinical cases added to enhanced eBook • New references to core guidelines to reflect latest best practice • New MLA Index references core patient presentations and conditions - to provide reassurance and assist students preparing for new UK exit exam
1. 1. An introduction to biochemistry and cell biology - p. 1 2. 2. Biochemical investigations in clinical medicine - p. 11 3. 3. Water, sodium and potassium - p. 24 4. 4. Hydrogen ion homoeostasis and blood gases - p. 53 5. 5. The kidneys - p. 75 6. 6. The liver - p. 99 7. 7. The gastrointestinal tract - p. 120 8. 8. Clinical nutrition - p. 133 9. 9. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland - p. 149 10. 10. The adrenal glands - p. 168 11. 11. The thyroid gland - p. 186 12. 12. The gonads - p. 200 13. 13. Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism - p. 213 14. 14. Calcium, phosphate and magnesium - p. 240 15. 15. Bones and joints - p. 257 16. 16. Plasma proteins and enzymes - p. 269 17. 17. Lipids, lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease - p. 285 18. 18. Muscles, nerves and psychiatric disorders - p. 306 19. 19. Inherited metabolic diseases - p. 315 20. 20. Metabolic aspects of malignant Disease - p. 329 21. 21. Biochemical aspects of therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology - p. 341 22. 22. Clinical chemistry in children - p. 357 23. Appendix - p. 364 24. Index - p. 366
• Fully revised throughout to reflect latest advances in the field as relevant to clinical practice • New and updated clinical cases added to enhanced eBook • New references to core guidelines to reflect latest best practice • New MLA Index references core patient presentations and conditions - to provide reassurance and assist students preparing for new UK exit exam
1. 1. An introduction to biochemistry and cell biology - p. 1 2. 2. Biochemical investigations in clinical medicine - p. 11 3. 3. Water, sodium and potassium - p. 24 4. 4. Hydrogen ion homoeostasis and blood gases - p. 53 5. 5. The kidneys - p. 75 6. 6. The liver - p. 99 7. 7. The gastrointestinal tract - p. 120 8. 8. Clinical nutrition - p. 133 9. 9. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland - p. 149 10. 10. The adrenal glands - p. 168 11. 11. The thyroid gland - p. 186 12. 12. The gonads - p. 200 13. 13. Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism - p. 213 14. 14. Calcium, phosphate and magnesium - p. 240 15. 15. Bones and joints - p. 257 16. 16. Plasma proteins and enzymes - p. 269 17. 17. Lipids, lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease - p. 285 18. 18. Muscles, nerves and psychiatric disorders - p. 306 19. 19. Inherited metabolic diseases - p. 315 20. 20. Metabolic aspects of malignant Disease - p. 329 21. 21. Biochemical aspects of therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology - p. 341 22. 22. Clinical chemistry in children - p. 357 23. Appendix - p. 364 24. Index - p. 366
