Clinical Biochemistry: An Illustrated Colour Text

Book info: Clinical Biochemistry: An Illustrated Colour Text (Paperback, 180 pages) – Elsevier, 2004. Language: English.

The new edition of Clinical Biochemistry covers all aspects of the subject needed by medical students .It is a volume in the Illustrated Colour Text series, with the subject matter divided into double-page spreads; this makes the information very accessible to the reader. Full use is made of * Flow charts and other graphics * Clinical 'boxes' * Summary points * Case histories * Clinical photographsThe whole orientation of the book is to concentrate on how clinical biochemistry relates to the care of the patient and to ensure that the medical student understands how to interpret laboratory results. By contrast, the reader is not overburdened by descriptions of laboratory techniques

• Covers clinical biochemistry from the point of view of the clinician.
• Presents topics in easily accessible two-page spreads, with mini case histories, key point boxes, flowcharts, and summary points.
• Provides abundant four-color illustrations and photographs.

About the Author Allan Gaw, British Heart Foundation Research Fellow and Honorary Senior Registrar in Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK; Robert A Cowan, BSc, PhD, Lecturer in Pathological Biochemistry; Denis St. J. O'Reilly, MSc, MD, FRCPath, Consultant, Clinical Biochemist; Michael J Stewart, PhD, FRCPath, Consultant Scientist; and James Shepherd, MD, Department of Pathological Biochemistry, University of Glasgow Medical School, Glasgow, UK