Lecture Notes: Clinical Biochemistry

Lecture Notes: Clinical Biochemistry
ISBN-10
111868706X
ISBN-13
9781118687062
Series
Lecture Notes
Category
Medical
Pages
344
Language
English
Published
2013-05-06
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Peter Rae, Geoffrey Beckett, Simon W. Walker

Description

The new edition of the best-selling Lecture Notes title is aconcise introduction to clinical biochemistry that presents thefundamental science underpinning common biochemical investigationsused in clinical practice. Lecture Notes: Clinical Biochemistry allows thereader to make efficient and informed use of the diagnosticservices offered by their clinical biochemistry department. Theresult is a text that serves as a reference to the practitioner aswell as the student. The book takes a system-based approach, withthe underlying physiological rationale for any test explained inthe context of disruption by disease. This leads naturally to anintegrated and practical understanding of biochemicaldiagnostics. Including multiple choice questions (MCQs) alongsideend-of-chapter case studies to help develop test-selection skills,Lecture Notes: Clinical Biochemistry provides the essentialbackground to biochemical investigations and is an ideal coursecompanion and revision guide for medical students, junior doctorson the Foundation Programme, general practitioners, and nurses andlaboratory technicians.

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