Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry Book

Dr Tietz's classic text has been revised and painstakingly updated to reflect all the fast-paced changes in technology and new knowledge of basic medical science. This is the one book that shows your students the relevance of clinical chemistry by bridging the gap between the clinical laboratory and medical managment. The Authors relate pathophysiology to analytical results in health and disease - giving your students a "real-world" understanding of the importance of laboratory medicine. Important new state-of-the-art chapters on Nucleic Acid Biochemistry and on Tumor Markers, have been included. The authors keep pace with technologic change as well, giving students access to newer tests that are more sensitive, specific and effective - and help them develop the ability to derive maximum value from new, refined and existing equipment. Even the format of the book has been changed to make learning and reference easier. The New 2nd Edition organizes material under six sections...Laboratory Principles Analytical Techniques and Instrumentation Chemometrics Laboratory Management Analytes Pathophysiology The section on Laboratory Management is particularly timely and valuable. Reflecting the growing concern with the economic accountability of health care, it focuses on the need for - and techniques of - expert management skills in the face of a growing aging population and the continuing AIDS epidemic. The New 2nd Edition of TIETZ TEXTBOOK OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY is a core text and reference your students will learn from now - and turn to throughout their careers.Read More