The Fifth Edition of this classic text is revised and updated to incorporate the latest technologies, techniques, and opportunities in clinical chemistry. No other text is more careful to strike a balance between analytical principles and techniques and the correlation of laboratory results. This edition features additional case studies and questions, expanded coverage of endocrinology, and updated information on toxicology, geriatrics, and other topics.
An Instructor's Resource Guide on CD-ROM includes chapter review questions and answers, teaching tips, an image bank, curriculum guidelines, and pedagogy by chapter.

Revised and expanded, this Fifth Edition teaches students to correctly perform analytical procedures to yield accurate and precise information that aids in patient diagnosis. Inside you'll find: Chapter outlines and objectives to set learning goals and highlight important material Chapter summaries to reinforce central concepts Practice questions and exercises to bring the most difficult subjects into focusExpanded case studies, integrated into the chapter narrative, to amplify the correlation between laboratory results and disease states Clinical Applications that correlate the details of the topic into a practical us

• Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Safety and Regulations Quality Assurance & Quality Control Analytical Techniques and Instrumentation Principles of Clinical Chemistry Automation Immunoassays and Nucleic Acid Probe Techniques Point of Care Testing Amino Acids and Proteins Non Protein Nitrogen Enzymes Carbohydrates Lipids and Lipoproteins Electrolytes Blood Gases Trace Elements Porphyrins and Hemoglobin Introduction to Hormones and Pituitary Function Adrenal Function Reproductive Function Thyroid Function Parathyroid Function and Controls Liver Function Cardiac Function Renal Function Pancreatic Function GI Function Body Fluids Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Clinical Toxicology Tumor Markers Nutritional Assessment Geriatric Clinical Chemistry Pediatric Clinical Chemistr