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Case Presentations in Chemical Pathology
- 1st Edition - October 19, 1993
- Author: Martin Crook
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 0 8 4 5 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 3 8 2 - 4
Case Presentations in Chemical Pathology is a compilation of medical records with clinical history, diagnosis, and recommended treatment. It discusses the symptoms and causes of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCase Presentations in Chemical Pathology is a compilation of medical records with clinical history, diagnosis, and recommended treatment. It discusses the symptoms and causes of the disease being investigated. It provides sample of laboratory results that is correlated to a possible malady. Some of the topics covered in the book are the ethanol-related liver problem; definition of hyperprolactinaemia; explanation of abnormal plasma magnesium presence in the blood; enzyme defect in acute intermittent porphyria; causes of elevated ketones in a patient’s blood and urine; and description of androgen insensitivity syndrome. The classification and clinical diagnoses of hypercalcaemia are fully covered. The definition and symptoms of Conn’s syndrome are discussed in detail. The text describes in depth the causes of euthyroid hyperthyroxinaemia. The causes of hypermagnesaemia are completely presented. A chapter is devoted to the origins of respiratory alkalosis and hyponatraemia. The book can provide useful information to doctors, students, and researchers.
ContentsRecommendations for Interpreting Laboratory Data Reference Ranges Case Presentations, Questions And Answers 1 Hyperkalemia 2 Hypeprolactinaemia 3 Alcoholic Liver Disease 4 Hypomagnesaemia 5 Variegate Porphyria 6 Multiple Myeloma 7 Diabetic Comas 8 Hypernatremia 9 Male Pseudohermaphroditism 10 Hypophosphataemia 11 Hirsutism 12 Hypercalcemia 13 Tumour Markers 14 Hypercholesterolemia 15 Hyperaldosteronism 16 Metabolic Acidosis 17 Cushing's Syndrome 18 Hypokalemia 19 Polyuria 20 Hypocalcemia 21 Hyperthyroidism 22 Hypertriglyceridaemia 23 Adrenal Insufficiency 24 Protoporphyria 25 Hyperphosphataemia 26 Growth Hormone Deficiency 27 Hypermagnesaemia 28 Hepatitis 29 Hyperamylasaemia 30 Tyrosinaemia 31 Respiratory Alkalosis 32 Laboratory Artefacts 33 Hyponatremia 34 Organic Acidurias 35 Mixed Hyperlipidaemia 36 Lactic Acidosis 37 Hyperbilirubinaemia 38 Haemochromatosis 39 Hypocholesterolaemia 40 Iron Deficiency 41 Metabolic Alkalosis 42 Lithium Toxicity 43 Hyperchloraemic Acidosis 44 Phaeochromocytoma 45 Hyperammonemia 46 Ante-Natal Screening 47 Hypoglycemia 48 Hyperuricemia 49 Hyperglycaemia 50 Hypouricaemia 51 Respiratory Acidosis 52 Elevated Plasma Alkaline Phosphatase 53 Cryoglobulinaemia 54 Carcinoid Syndrome 55 Haemolysis 56 Hypothyroidism 57 Proteinuria 58 Renal Stones 59 Myocardial Infarction 60 Hypoalbuminaemia Index
- No. of pages: 170
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 19, 1993
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750608459
- eBook ISBN: 9781483183824