University of Cebu-Banilad Library

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : Section I Principles of laboratory medicine -- 1 Clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, and laboratory medicine -- 2 Selection and analytical evaluation of methods - with statistical techniques -- 3 Clinical utility of laboratory tests -- 4 Establishment and use of reference values -- 5 Preanalytical variables and biological variation -- 6 Specimen collection and processing -- 7 Quality management -- Section III Analytical techniques and instrumentation -- 8 Principles of basic techniques and laboratory safety -- 9 Optical techniques -- 10 Electrochemistry and chemical sensors -- 11 Electrophoresis -- 12 Chromatography and extraction -- 13 Automation in the clinical laboratory -- 14 Point-of-care testing -- Section III Analytes -- 15 Amino acids, peptides, and proteins -- 16 Serum enzymes -- 17 Enzymes of the red blood cell -- 18 Tumor makers -- 19 Kidney function tests -- 20 Carbohydrates -- 21 Lipids, lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, and other cardiovascular risk factors -- 22 Electrolytes and blood gases -- 23 Hormones -- 24 Catecholamines and serotonin -- 25 Hemoglobin, iron, and bilirubin -- 26 Therapeutic drugs and their management -- 27 Clinical toxicology -- 28 Toxic metals -- Section IV Pathophysiology --- 29 Diabetes mellitus -- 30 Cardiac function -- 31 Kidney disease -- 32 Physiology and disorders of water, electrolyte, and acid-base metabolism -- 33 Liver disease -- 34 Gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal function -- 35 Bone and mineral metabolism -- 36 Pituitary function and pathopysiology -- 37 The adrenal cortex -- 38 The thyroid: pathophysiology and thyroid function testing -- 39 Reproductive endocrinology and related disorders.

Medical Technology

English