Clinical Biochemistry Reviews

Clinical Biochemistry

revised thoroughly. Some of the chapters have been entirely re-written and several additions such as the influence of some of the endocrine glands and vitamin B on carbohydrate metabolism, the biochemical aspects of vitamin deficiency, some of the aspects of mineral metabolism, etc., have been made. The change in the title of the book from ' Biochemistry in internal medicine' to ' Clinical Bioc...

Practical Clinical Biochemistry

Essentials of Clinical Biochemistry

It becomes clear that the assumption that no life is not worth saving must be evaluated in the context of competition for resources among various victimsnewborn infants and countless others. By arguing in the abstract, without consideration of these social and economic realities, the authors of these essays arrive at conclusions which have no practical value. The effort to save every handicappe...

Clinical Biochemistry of Hepatotoxicity

Hepatotoxicity refers to liver dysfunction or liver damage that is associated with an overload of drugs or xenobiotics [1]. The chemicals that cause liver injury are called hepatotoxins or hepatotoxicants. Hepatotoxicants are exogenous compounds of clinical relevance and may include overdoses of certain medicinal drugs, industrial chemicals, natural chemicals like microcystins, herbal remedies ...

Clinical Biochemistry of Renal Function

The observation of urine protein as a sign of renal disease is one of the eldest examples in medical history where individual measures are used as diagnostic symptoms. Until the 18th century the uroscopist used his eyes, nose and sometimes taste to come to a diagnostic conclusion. From this early use of urine to establish a diagnosis, qualitative and quantitative chemical and microscopic proced...