(BQ) Part 1 book “Clinical biochemistry & metabolic medicine” has contents: Requesting laboratory tests and interpreting the results, water and sodium, the kidneys, acid–base disturbances, the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, and other contents. | EIGHTH EDITION CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY & METABOLIC MEDICINE This page intentionally left blank EIGHTH EDITION CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY & METABOLIC MEDICINE Professor Martin Andrew Crook BSc MB BS MA PhD FRCPath FRCPI FRCP Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine Guy’s, St Thomas’ and University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK, and Visiting Professor, School of Science, University of Greenwich, UK CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2012 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original . Government works Version Date: 20130412 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4441-4415-4 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. While all reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, neither the author[s] nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publishers wish to make clear that any views or opinions expressed in this book by individual editors, authors or contributors are personal to them and do not necessarily reflect the views/opinions of the publishers. The information or guidance contained in this book is intended for use by medical, scientific or health-care professionals and is provided strictly as a supplement to the medical or other professional’s own judgement, their knowledge of the patient’s medical history, relevant manufacturer’s instructions and the appropriate best practice guidelines. Because of the rapid advances in medical science, any information or advice on dosages, procedures or diagnoses should be independently verified. The reader is strongly urged to consult the drug companies’ printed instructions, and their websites, before administering any of the drugs recommended in this book. This book does not indicate whether a .
