Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition is the most student-friendly clinical chemistry text available today. The Ninth Edition keeps students at the forefront of what continues to be one of the most rapidly advancing areas of laboratory medicine with clear explanations that balance analytic principles, techniques, and correlation of results with coverage of disease states. The book not only demonstrates the how of clinical testing, but also the what, why, and when of testing correlations to help students develop the knowledge and interpretive and analytic skills they’ll need in their future careers.

The ninth edition of Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations is comprehensive, up-todate, and easy to understand for students at all entry levels. It is also intended to be a practically organized resource for both instructors and practitioners. The editors have tried to maintain the book’s readability and further improve its content while rearranging content and focusing on the scaffolding provided by the ASCLS MLT and MLS Entry Level Curriculum and the ASCP BOC guidelines. Because clinical laboratorians use their interpretative and analytic skills in the practice of clinical chemistry, an effort has been made to maintain an appropriate balance between analytic principles, techniques, and the correlation of results with disease states.

Contents

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
CHAPTER 6 Proteins and Heme Derivatives
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 348PART 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
CHAPTER 19 Liver Function
CHAPTER 20 Cardiac Function
CHAPTER 21 Renal Function
CHAPTER 22 Pancreatic Function
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