Clinical Biochemistry: An Illustrated Colour Text, 4e

by Allan Gaw MD PhD FRCPath FFPM PGCertMedEd (Author), Denis St. J. O'Reilly MSc MD FRCP FRCPath (Author), James Shepherd MD (Author), Michael J. Murphy FRCP Edin FRCPath (Author), Michael J. Stewart PhD FRCPath (Author), Robert A. Cowan BSc PhD (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $5.36

  This 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; and clinical photographs. The whole orientation of this 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.

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  Paperback
  1995

  $3.43

  Aimed at medical students, this title concentrates on the clinical aspects of biochemistry. Clinical points are highlighted, along with case histories, flow charts and summaries of essential information. The book lets medical students understand how to interpret laboratory results and see how clinical biochemistry relates to the care of the patient, without uneccessary scientific detail and laboratory techniques. It aims to present the subject in a user-friendly way with double-page spreads, numerous diagrms and colour illustrations, so making it suitable for both learning and for revision.