SECTION I: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES USED IN A CLINICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
1. Laboratory Basics
2. Instrumentation
3. Laboratory Automation
4. Laboratory Operations
5. Immunoassays
SECTION II: ANALYTES
6. Carbohydrates
7. Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Disease
8. Amino Acids and Proteins
9. Enzymes
10. Tumor Markers
11. Nonprotein Nitrogen and Renal Function
12. Body Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis
13. Blood Gases, pH and Acid Base Balance
14. Mineral and Bone Metabolism
15. The Endocrine System
16. Gastrointestinal (GI) Function
17. Pancreas
18. Cardiac Function
19. Liver Function
20. Iron, Porphyrins and Hemoglobin
21. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
22. Toxicology
23. Trace Elements
24. Vitamins
25. Molecular Diagnostics
APPENDICES
A. US Customary System of Measurement of Length, Area, Liquid, and Mass
B. Conversions from US Customary to Metric Units
C. Metric Prefixes for the Basic Units of Measurement
D Conversion Among Different Measurements within the Metric System
E. Base Units of the Le Système International d’ Unitès
F. Derived Units of the Le Système International d’ Unitès
G. Common Acids and Bases Used in Laboratories
H. pH Values and Their Corresponding Hydrogen and Hydroxyl Molar Concentrations
I. Nomogram for the Determination of Body Surface Area of Children and Adults.
J. Body Mass Index (BMI) Table
K. Reference Intervals for Selected Analytes
L. Periodic Table of Elements
M. Answers to Case Study Questions
N. Answers to Checkpoints
O. Answers to Review Questions
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