Clinical Biochemistry Metabolic and Clinical aspects with Expert Consult Access - Third Edition

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Now fully revised and updated, Clinical Biochemistry, the third edition is essential reading for specialty trainees, particularly those preparing for postgraduate examinations. It is also an invaluable current reference for all established practitioners, including both medical and scientific clinical biochemists.//Building on the success of previous editions, this leading textbook primarily focuses on clinical aspects of the subject, giving detailed coverage of all conditions where clinical biochemistry is used in diagnosis and management � including nutritional disorders, diabetes, inherited metabolic disease, metabolic bone disease, renal calculi, and dyslipidaemias. The acquisition and interpretation of clinical biochemical data are also discussed in detail.//Expanded sections on hematology and immunology for clinical biochemists provide a thorough understanding of both laboratory and clinical aspects//New chapters are included in important evolving areas such as the metabolic response to stress, forensic aspects of clinical biochemistry, and data quality management//An extended editorial team - including three expert new additions � ensures accuracy of information and relevance to current curricula and clinical practice//A superb new accompanying electronic version provides an enhanced learning experience and rapid reference anytime, anywhere!//By William J. Marshall, MA, MSc, PhD, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPEdin, FIBiol, Consultant Clinical Biochemist and Clinical Director of Pathology, The London Clinic; Emeritus Reader in Clinical Biochemistry, Kings College London, London, UK; M�rta Lapsley, MB BCh BAO, DipPath, MRCPath, MD, FRCPath , Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust and Clinical Lead for Health Informatics, Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer in Clinical Endocrinology and Nutrition, Centre for Clinical Science and Measurement, University of Surrey; Honorary Senior Research Fellow, South West Thames Institute for Renal Research ; Andrew Day, MA MSc MBBS FRCPath , Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Weston Area Health Trust and University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Bristol; Head of Severn Deanery Postgraduate School of Pathology, Bristol, UK and Ruth Ayling, PhD FRCP FRCPath, Consultant in Clinical Biochemistry, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK