Chapter 49 Physiology and Disorders of Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Metabolism Joshua L. Hood, M.D., Ph.D. and Mitchell G. Scott, Ph.D. Adaptation to terrestrial life led to the evolution of…
Chapter 60 Reference Information for the Clinical Laboratory William L. Roberts, M.D., Ph.D., Gwendolyn A. McMillin, Ph.D., D.A.B.C.C.(C.C., T.C.), Carl A. Burtis, Ph.D. and David E. Bruns, M.D.* Contents • Table…
Chapter 28 Electrolytes and Blood Gases Mitchell G. Scott, Ph.D., Vicky A. LeGrys, Ph.D., Dr.A., M.T.(A.S.C.P.), C.L.S.(N.C.A.) and Joshua L. Hood, M.D., Ph.D. Maintenance of water homeostasis is paramount to…
Chapter 15 Enzyme and Rate Analyses Renze Bais, Ph.D., A.R.C.P.A. and Mauro Panteghini, M.D.* Enzymes are proteins with catalytic properties; clinical enzymology is the application of the science of enzymes…
Chapter 11 Electrochemistry and Chemical Sensors Paul D’Orazio, Ph.D. and Mark E. Meyerhoff, Ph.D.* Electrochemical and optical sensors (and associated biosensors) are firmly established in clinical analysis systems. Sensors for…
Chapter 52 Bone and Mineral Metabolism Juha Risteli, M.D., Ph.D., F.E.B.M.B., William E. Winter, M.D., Michael Kleerekoper, M.D., F.A.C.B., M.A.C.E. and Leila Risteli, M.D., Ph.D., M.A., F.E.B.M.B.* The skeletal system…
Chapter 30 Catecholamines and Serotonin Graeme Eisenhofer, Ph.D., Ronald J. Whitley, Ph.D., D.A.B.C.C. and Thomas G. Rosano, Ph.D., D.A.B.C.C, D.A.B.F.T. Catecholamines and serotonin are biogenic amines that serve as transmitters…
Chapter 48 Kidney Disease Michael P. Delaney, B.Sc., M.D., F.R.C.P., Christopher P. Price, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., F.R.C.Path. and Edmund J. Lamb, Ph.D., F.R.C.Path.* The kidneys play a central role in the…
Chapter 27 Lipids, Lipoproteins, Apolipoproteins, and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors Alan T. Remaley, M.D., Ph.D., Nader Rifai, Ph.D. and G. Russell Warnick, M.S., M.B.A.* Lipids are ubiquitous in the body…
Chapter 58 Newborn Screening and Inborn Errors of Metabolism Marzia Pasquali, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G. and Nicola Longo, M.D., Ph.D.* An inborn error of metabolism (IEM) is a genetically determined biochemical disorder…
