CONTENTS (فهرست کتاب به انگلیسی)

PART I: PRINCIPLES OF LABORATORY MEDICINE

1. Clinical Chemistry, Molecular Diagnostics, and Laboratory Medicine
2. Selection and Analytical Evaluation of Methods — With Statistical Techniques
3. Clinical Evaluation of Methods
4. Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine
5. Establishment and Use of Reference Values
6. Specimen Collection, Processing, and Other Preanalytical Variables
7. Quality Management
8. Principles of Basic Techniques and Laboratory Safety

PART II: ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION

9. Optical Techniques
10. Electrochemistry and Chemical Sensors
11. Electrophoresis
12. Chromatography
13. Mass Spectrometry
14. Enzyme and Rate Analyses
15. Immunochemical Techniques
16. Automation
17. Point-of-Care Instrumentation

PART III: ANALYTES

18. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
19. Serum Enzymes
20. Tumor Markers and Cancer Genes
21. Kidney Function Tests — Creatinine, Urea, and Uric Acid
22. Carbohydrates
23. Lipids, Lipoproteins, Apolipoproteins, and Other Cardiac Risk Factors
24. Electrolytes and Blood Gases
25. Hormones
26. Catecholamines and Serotonin
27. Vitamins, Trace Elements, and Nutritional Assessment
28. Hemoglobin, Iron, and Bilirubin
29. Porphyrins and Porphyrias
30. Therapeutic Drugs and Their Management
31. Clinical Toxicology
32. Toxic Metals

PART IV: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

33. Diabetes
34. Cardiovascular Disease
35. Kidney Disease
36. Water, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Disorders
37. Liver Disease
38. Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Diseases
39. Bone and Mineral Disorders
40. Pituitary Disorders
41. Adrenal Cortex Disorders
42. Thyroid Disorders
43. Reproductive Disorders
44. Pregnancy and Prenatal Testing
45. Newborn Screening and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
46. Pharmacogenetics

PART V: MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS

47. Principles of Molecular Biology
48. Nucleic Acid Techniques and Applications
49. Genomes and Nucleic Acid Variations

PART VI: REFERENCE INFORMATION

50. Reference Information for the Clinical Laboratory