Burtis, Carl: TIETZ TEXTBOOK OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, 3 ª Ed.

Año: 1998.............P.V.P.: 42.900 Ptas/255,35 Euros...........2000 Pag...........720 Illus.

The new edition of this classic resource continues to help readers select, perform, and evaluate the results of new and established laboratory tests. Fully revised and updated, it encompasses the tremendous strides made in clinical laboratory medicine in recent years. Readers will appreciate the 3 rd edition's up-to-date, comprehensive, and concisely written discussions as well as the authority or its highly respected editors and contributors.

FEATURES
  • Features brand-new coverage of cytokines, cardiac function, transplantation, and management principles
  • Explains how to implement the full spectrum of new test... as well as assess the benefits and limitations of existing tests
  • Makes key information easy to find and apply with more than 880 tables and figures including 24 illustrations in full color
  • Bridges the gap between the clinical laboratory and medical management by relating pathophysiology to analytical results in health and disease
  • Examines how new government regulations affect the operations and management of the clinical lab
  • Offers encyclopedic coverage of the field that defines analytical criteria for the medical usefulness of laboratory procedures - introduces new approaches for establishing reference ranges - describes variables that affect tests and results - examines modern analytical tools and their impact on lab management and costs - demostrates the applications of statistical methods - and more.

CONTENTS

Laboratory principles. Analytical techniques and instrumentation. Chemometrics. Laboratory management. Pathophysiology