Short description
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.
Long description
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