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Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics

  • 9th Edition - September 2, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Nader Rifai
  • Language: English

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Laboratory Technology**Master clinical lab testing skills with the condensed version of the Tietz… Read more

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Laboratory Technology**

Master clinical lab testing skills with the condensed version of the Tietz Textbook! Designed for use by CLS students, Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 9th Edition provides a streamlined guide to the clinical chemistry knowledge you need to work in a real-world, clinical lab. Coverage ranges from laboratory principles to analytical techniques and instrumentation, analytes, pathophysiology, and more. New content keeps you current with the latest developments in molecular diagnostics. From highly respected clinical chemistry educator Nader Rifai, this textbook shows how to select and perform diagnostic lab tests, and how to accurately evaluate results.

Key features

  • Coverage of analytical techniques and instrumentation includes optical techniques, electrochemistry, electrophoresis, chromatography, mass spectrometry, enzymology, immunochemical techniques, microchips, automation, and point of care testing
  • Authoritative, foundational content mirrors that in the Tietz "bible" of laboratory medicine but in a more concise way
  • Updated chapters on molecular diagnostics cover the principles of molecular biology, nucleic acid techniques and applications, and genomes and nucleic acid alterations, reflecting the changes in this rapidly evolving field
  • More than 400 illustrations and easy-to-read summary tables help you better understand and remember key concepts
  • Learning objectives, key words with definitions, and review questions are included in each chapter to make learning easier

Table of contents

PRINCIPLES OF LABORATORY MEDICINE

1. Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics

2. Analytical and Clinical Evaluation of Methods

3. Preanalytical Variation

4. Biological Variation and Analytical Performance Specifications

5. Establishment and Use of Reference Intervals

6. Specimen Collection, Processing, and Other Preanalytical Variables

7. Quality Control of the Analytical Examination Process

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION

8. Principles of Basic Techniques and Laboratory Safety

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 in the Clinical Laboratory

17. Point-of-Care Testing

ANALYTES

18. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

19. Serum Enzymes

20. Tumor Markers

21. Kidney Function Tests

22. Carbohydrates

23. Lipids and Lipoproteins

24. Electrolytes and Blood Gases

25. Hormones

26. Catecholamines and Serotonin

27. Vitamins and Trace Elements

28. Hemoglobin and Iron

29. Porphyrins and Porphyrias

30. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

31. Clinical Toxicology

32. Toxic elements

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

33. Diabetes Mellitus

34. Cardiac Function

35. Kidney Disease

36. Physiology and Disorders of Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Metabolism

37. Liver Disease

38. Gastric, Intestinal and Pancreatic Function

39. Bone and Mineral Metabolism

40. Disorders of the Pituitary Gland

41. Adrenal Cortex

42. Thyroid Disorders

43. Reproductive Endocrinology and Related Disorders

44. Pregnancy and Prenatal Testing

45. Newborn Screening and Inborn Errors of Metabolism

46. Pharmacogenetics

MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS

47. Principles of Molecular Biology

48. Genomes, Variants, and Massively Paralleled Methods

49. Molecular Microbiology

REFERENCE INFORMATION

50. Appendix : Reference Information for the Clinical Laboratory

Product details

  • Edition: 9
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 21, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Nader Rifai

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pathology Harvard Medical School; The Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac Chair in Laboratory Medicine Boston Children's Hospital; Director of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Medicine Boston Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA