Clinical laboratory chemistry /
Robert L. Sunheimer, Linda Graves.
- Boston : Pearson, c2011.
- xii, 557, [117] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Pearson clinical laboratory science series .
- Pearson clinical laboratory science series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Laboratory basics -- Instrumentation -- Laboratory automation -- Laboratory operations -- Immunoassays -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease -- Amino acids and proteins -- Enzymes -- Tumor markers -- Nonprotein nitrogen and renal function -- Body water and electrolyte homeostasis -- Blood gases, pH, and acid-base balance -- Mineral and bone metabolism -- The endocrine system -- Gastrointestinal function -- Pancreas -- Cardiac function -- Liver function -- Iron, porphyrins, and hemoglobin -- Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) -- Toxicology -- Trace elements -- Vitamins -- Molecular diagnostics.