Doody's Book Review

This introductory text presents the theory and practice of clinical biochemistry. The chapters are organized into six sections that cover laboratory principles, analytical techniques and instrumentation, chemometrics, laboratory management, analytes, and pathophysiology. The purpose is to maintain and extend the skill levels of practicing clinical laboratorians and to educate the new generation of students entering the field. Both objectives are effectively met by this new edition. The book is written primarily as a teaching tool for undergraduate medical technologists, clinical chemists, and medical laboratory technicians. The depth of presentation also makes it a useful review of the field for more advanced practitioners in specialties other than clinical chemistry. The text has been extensively revised since the third edition, and new chapters on topics such as tumor markers and nucleic acid-based diagnostics have been added. The book contains an appendix that includes reference intervals for clinical chemistry tests. This classic text provides an excellent breadth of coverage of the field, presenting essential material at a depth appropriate for undergraduates or nonspecialist practitioners. These features and the expertise of the authors make it one of the premier texts for teaching clinical chemistry to technologists and pathology residents. The book will also be a useful reference to generalists who wish to review the basics of the discipline. Earle W. Holmes, PhD(Loyola University Medical Center). Copyright 2001, Doody Publishing