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PART I
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LABORATORY PRINCLPLES
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1
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1 |
Introduction
to Clinical Chemistry and Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine |
1 |
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2 |
Introduction
to Principles of Laboratory Analyses and Safety |
19 |
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3 |
Specimen
Collection and Other Preanalytical
Variables |
42 |
PART II
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ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION
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63
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4 |
Optical
Techniques |
62 |
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5 |
Electrochemistry
and Chemical Sensors |
84 |
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6 |
Electrophoresis |
102 |
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7 |
Chromatography |
112 |
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8 |
Mass
Spectrometry |
128 |
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9 |
Principles
of Clinical Enzymology |
140 |
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10 |
Principles
of Immunochemical Techniques |
155 |
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11 |
Automation
in the Clinical Laboratory |
171 |
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12 |
Point-of-Care
Testing |
188 |
PART III
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LABORATORY OPERATIONS
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201
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13 |
Selection and
Analytical Evaluation of Methods—With Statistical Techniques |
201 |
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14 |
Establishment
and Use of Reference Values |
229 |
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15 |
Clinical
Laboratory Informatics |
239 |
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16 |
Quality
Management |
249 |
PART IV
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ANALYTES
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263
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17 |
Nucleic
Acids |
263 |
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18 |
Amino
Acids and Proteins |
286 |
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19 |
Enzymes |
317 |
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20 |
Tumor
Markers |
337 |
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21 |
Creatinine, Urea,
and Uric Acid |
363 |
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22 |
Carbohydrates |
373 |
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23 |
Lipids,
Lipoproteins, Apolipoproteins, and
Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors |
402 |
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24 |
Electrolytes
and Blood Gases |
431 |
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25 |
Hormones |
450 |
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26 |
Catecholamines and
Serotonin |
460 |
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27 |
Vitamins
and Trace Elements |
476 |
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28 |
Hemoglobin,
Iron, and Bilirubin |
509 |
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29 |
Porphyrins and
Disorders of Porphyrin Metabolism |
527 |
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30 |
Therapeutic
Drugs |
539 |
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31 |
Clinical
Toxicology |
562 |
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32 |
Toxic
Metals |
603 |
PART V
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PATHOPHYSILOGY
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614
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33 |
Cardiovascular
Disease |
614 |
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34 |
Kidney
Function and Disease |
631 |
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35 |
Physiology
and Disorders of Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Metabolism |
655 |
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36 |
Liver
Disease |
675 |
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37 |
Gastrointestinal
Disease |
696 |
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38 |
Disorders
of Bone |
711 |
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39 |
Pituitary
Disorders |
735 |
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40 |
Adrenal
Cortical Disorders |
749 |
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41 |
Thyroid
Disorders |
766 |
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42 |
Reproductive
Disorders |
780 |
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43 |
Disorders
of Pregnancy |
802 |
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44 |
Newborn
Screening |
825 |
PART VI
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REFERENCE INFORMATION
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836
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45 |
Reference
Information for the Clinical Laboratory |
836 |
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Appendix |
Review Questions |
874 |
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Glossary |
886 |
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