2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Basic and Clinical Sciences category! This fully revised edition of Clinical Biochemistry offers essential reading for today's medical student and all those who require a concise, practical introduction to this subject. Topics are clearly presented in a series of double-page 'learning units', each covering a particular aspect of clinical biochemistry. Four sections provide a core grounding in the subject: Introducing clinical biochemistry gives a basic insight in to the workings of a modern hospital laboratory and the interpretation of test results; Core biochemistry covers the bulk of routine analyses undertaken and their relevance in a clinical setting; Endocrinology covers the thyroid, adrenal, pituitary and gonadal function testing; Specialised investigation provides an overview of less requested yet important analyses. Every 'learning unit' has been thoroughly checked and updated to reflect the latest field developments and clinical best practice and all new material is included on: Myocardial infarction Gastrointestinal disorders Osteoporosis Proteinuria The diagnosis of diabetes Trace metals Screening tests Paediatrics Covers clinical biochemistry from the point of view of the clinician using the diagnostic service Presents topics in easily accessible two-page spreads Includes mini case histories, key point boxes, flowcharts, and summary points Well illustrated with four-color drawings and clinical photographs New appendix added of annotated web resources for students to take further many of the topics covered in the book. To reflect the difficulties people have sometimes in analyzing hyper- and hypo-kalaemia, the existing spread is split into two - one spread on hyperkalaemia and another on hypokalaemia. The spread on hypertension will be revised and updated to reflect the fact that biochemistry is used as much or more in guiding treatment as it is in screening for secondary hypertension. Spreads on Myocardial Infarction, Cancer and Tumour Markers will all substantially revised and updated.

A best-selling core textbook for medical students taking medical biochemistry, Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry links biochemical concepts to physiology and pathophysiology, using hypothetical patient vignettes to illustrate core concepts. Completely updated to include full-color art, expanded clinical notes, and bulleted end-of-chapter summaries, the revised Third Edition helps medical students understand the importance of the patient and bridges the gap between biochemistry, physiology, and clinical care. A new companion Website will offer the fully searchable online text, an interactive question bank with 250 multiple-choice questions, animations depicting key biochemical processes, self-contained summaries of patients described in the book, and a comprehensive list of disorders discussed in the text, with relevant Website links. An image bank, containing all the images in the text, will be available to faculty.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are the backbone for all entrance examinations throughout the world. MCQs are used to evaluate student's cognitive acumen in all the fields and discipline. This book contains 28 chapters covering almost all of the biochemistry syllabus through 3500+ MCQs. Each MCQ is validated from the reference biochemistry books. The book is mainly designed for the undergraduate, postgraduate, MBBS medical biochemistry students of medical, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing, medical laboratory sciences and other allied courses. This book can also be useful for the PG entrance exam of various universities, NET examinations, USMLE entrance examinations, etc. It includes questions from all categories, i.e. from the simplest ones to real brain teasers, in order to cater the needs of the unprepared students who start studying at the eleventh hour, besides, of course, the committed ones who are well conversant with the subject. The book is based on the current pattern of exam, and will prove very useful for studying, practice and during precious moments before the exam for reference and revision. It is highly recommended to sharpen your problem solving skills with thorough practice of numerous questions provided in the book, and prepare to face the exam confidently and successfully.