Full Description
All pathology residents must have a good command of clinical chemistry, toxicology, immunology, and laboratory statistics to be successful pathologists, as well as to pass the American Board of Pathology examination. Clinical chemistry, however, is a topic in which many senior medical students and pathology residents face challenges. Clinical Chemistry, Immunology and Laboratory Quality Control meets this challenge head on with a clear and easy-to-read presentation of core topics and detailed case studies that illustrate the application of clinical chemistry knowledge to everyday patient care.
This basic primer offers practical examples of how things function in the pathology clinic as well as useful lists, sample questions, and a bullet-point format ideal for quick pre-Board review. While larger textbooks in clinical chemistry provide highly detailed information regarding instrumentation and statistics, this may be too much information for students, residents, and clinicians. This book is designed to educate senior medical students, residents, and fellows, and to "refresh" the knowledge base of practicing clinicians on how tests are performed in their laboratories (i.e., method principles, interferences, and limitations).
Contents
1. Instrumentation and Analytical Methods
2. Immunoassay Platform and Designs
3. Pre-Analytical Variables
4. Laboratory Statistics and Quality Control
5. Water, Homeostasis, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance
6. Lipid Metabolism and Disorders
7. Carbohydrate Metabolism, Diabetes, and Hypoglycemia
8. Cardiac Markers
9. Endocrinology
10. Liver Diseases and Liver Function Tests
11. Renal Function Tests
12. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
13. Tumor Markers
14. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
15. Interferences in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
16. Drugs of Abuse Testing
17. Challenges in Drugs of Abuse Testing: Magic Mushrooms, Peyote Cactus, and Designer Drugs
18. Testing for Ethyl Alcohol (Alcohol) and Other Volatiles
19. Common Poisoning Including Heavy Metal Poisoning
20. Pharmacogenomics
21. Hemoglobinopathy
22. Protein Electrophoresis and Immunofixation
23. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis Testing
24. Autoimmunity, Complement, and Immunodeficiency
25. Effects of Herbal Supplements on Clinical Laboratory Test Results
